Robert Kotei
Robert Kotei ( Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei; * 1935 , † June 26, 1979 in Accra ) was a Ghanaian high jumper , soldier and politician .
In 1958 he won bronze at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff , and in 1960 he was tenth at the Olympic Games in Rome .
In 1960 he became English champion with his personal best of 2.08 m.
He was a member of the Supreme Military Council , which ruled as a junta from 1975 to 1979, first as Commissioner for Information, later as Commander of the Land Forces of the military of Ghana with the rank of major general .
After the coup of the Revolutionary Council of the Armed Forces under Jerry Rawlings , he was executed by firing squad in 1979 .
In 2001 his body was exhumed and reburied with military honors.
Web links
- Robert Kotei in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Robert Kotei in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Two Ex-military generals re-buried at Osu cemetery . In: General News of Friday. December 28, 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotei, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kotei, Robert Ebenezer Abossey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian high jumper, soldier and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1979 |
| Place of death | Accra |