Presidential Commission of Ghana
The Presidential Commission of Ghana was the military government of the West African state of Ghana between October 1, 1969 and August 31, 1970. The Presidential Commission was established by the National Liberation Council (NLC) to transform the military dictatorship into a democracy.
On October 1, 1969, three members of the NLC took over the joint exercise of office as President:
- (Brigadier) Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa
- (Major-General) Albert Kwesi Ocran
- (Inspector-General of the Police) John Willie Kofi Harlley
In 1970 Nii Amaa Ollennu came to the Presidential Commission.
Chair
The triumvirate presidents took turns chairing the presidential commission:
- Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa , September 1969 - August 7, 1970
- Albert Kwesi Ocran , September 3, 1969 - August 7, 1970
- John Willie Kofi Harlley , September 3, 1969 - August 7, 1970
- Nii Amaa Ollennu , Chair August 7, 1970 to August 31, 1970:
cabinet
Foreign Minister:
- Patrick Dankwa Anin (1969), first term
- Victor Owusu (1969), first term
- Patrick Dankwa Anin (1969), second term
- Victor Owusu (1969–1970), second term
- William Ofori Atta ?
Treasury Secretary: Joseph Henry Mensah
See also
- List of presidents of Ghana
- List of Foreign Ministers of Ghana
- List of Ghanaian politicians
- List of political parties in Ghana
- List of Chief Justice's of Ghana
- Politics in Ghana
- History of Ghana
swell
- Africa South of the Sahara (London), 1 (1971) 359; 3 (1973) 383; 6 (1976) 378; 7 (1977/1978) 395f .; 8 (1978/1979) 419; 9 (1979/1980) 437; 11 (1981/1982) 458f .; 13 (1983/1984) 411; 17 (1988) 512f .; 22 (1993) 402; 24 (1995) 446; 29 (2000) 534f .; 30 (2001) 563; 34 (2005) 509f .; 35 (2006) 535
- Leslie Rubin, Pauli Murray, The Constitution and government of Ghana , London 1961
- GF Sawyerr, AP Blaustein, Ghana , in: Albert P. Blaustein , Gisbert H. Flanz (Eds.) Constitutions of the Countries of the World , New York 1973
- AKPKludze, Ghana , in: Albert P. Blaustein, Gisbert H. Flanz (eds.), Constitutions of the Countries of the World , New York, 1984
Web links
- Worldstatesmen.org
- Official government website, Minister ( Memento of May 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Ministers of Ghana in alphabetical order ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )