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Joseph Arthur Ankrah

1915 - 1992

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Joseph Arthur Ankrah (18 August 1915 – 25 November 1992) was a Ghanaian army general who was the second head of state of Ghana from 1966 to 1969 as chairman of the National Liberation Council. He was Ghana's first military head of state. Ankrah also served as the fourth chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 24 February 1966 to 5 November 1966. Previously, Ankrah was appointed the first commander of the Ghana Army in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Arthur Ankrah is the 13,442nd most popular politician (up from 13,781st in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Ghana (down from 15th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Ghanaian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Arthur Ankrah ranks 13,442 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Raymond Ndong Sima, Émile Eddé, Ramsewak Shankar, José López Domínguez, and Robert Byrd. After him are Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, John I de la Roche, Gheorghe Bibescu, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Geoffrey I of Provence, and Heinrich von Stephan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Joseph Arthur Ankrah ranks 168. Before him are Boris Paichadze, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Alykul Osmonov, Leigh Brackett, Kurt Aland, and Ken Aston. After him are Elio Toaff, Raquel Rastenni, M. F. Husain, Helmut Wick, Josef Zeman, and Dario Mangiarotti. Among people deceased in 1992, Joseph Arthur Ankrah ranks 162. Before him are Wilfried Dietrich, David Miller, Machiko Hasegawa, Richard Hartshorne, Piotr Jaroszewicz, and Jean Aerts. After him are Karl Deutsch, Vakhtang Chabukiani, Joan Mitchell, Buddy Rogers, Chuck Connors, and Giuseppe Olmo.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Joseph Arthur Ankrah ranks 21 out of 162. Before him are Michael Essien (1982), Ama Ata Aidoo (1942), Peter Poreku Dery (1918), Clement Quartey (1938), Christian Atsu (1992), and Kofi Kingston (1981). After him are Asamoah Gyan (1985), Samuel Kuffour (1976), Tony Yeboah (1966), El Anatsui (1944), Hilla Limann (1934), and Sulley Muntari (1984).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ghana

Among politicians born in Ghana, Joseph Arthur Ankrah ranks 9. Before him are John Atta Mills (1944), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), and Clement Quartey (1938). After him are Hilla Limann (1934), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), Fred Akuffo (1937), Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936).

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