Supreme Military Council

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The Supreme Military Council (SMC) was a military junta that ruled the West African state of Ghana between October 1975 and June 4, 1979. The SMC was convened as part of the administrative reform that began in 1974, the most significant innovation of which was the creation of 58 district councils (expanded to 62 at the end of 1975). The earlier ruling in Ghana National Erlösungsrat ( National Redemption Council ) was placed under the Supreme Military as an executive body on 9 October 1975th

The SMC was initially under the direction of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong . On July 5, 1978, Acheampong was overthrown by Fred Akuffo in a "palace coup" . Akuffo led the SMC until the beginning of June 1979, when a group led by Lt. Flying Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings successfully put a coup against him and forced him to resign.

Commissioners

Government of Ghana 1975–1978
position official title Official
Supreme Military Council (SMC)
Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (Lieutenant-Colonel, from March 1976: General)
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Chief of Defense Staff Chief of the Defense Staff (Major-General)
Lawrence Okai (April 1976) ;

(Lieutenant-General)
Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo
(April 1978)

Commander of the Land Forces Army Commander (Brigadier)
Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo
(April 1976) ;

(Major-General)
Robert Kotei (April 1978)

Commander of the naval forces Navy Commander (Commodore) CK Djan (April 1976) ;

(Rear Admiral) Joey K. Amedume (April 1978) ;
(Rear Admiral) CK Dzang (in March 1977)

Air Force Commander Air Force Commander (Brigadier) Charles Beausoleil (April 1976) ;

(Major-General) GY Boakye (April 1978)

Commander of the border troops Border Guard Commander (Brigadier, later Major-General) EK Utuka
Police Inspector General Inspector-General of Police Ernest Ako
National Salvation Council (NRC)
The National Redemption Council (NRC) as the executive council of the SMC consisted of all members of the Supreme Military Council, the commanders of the First and Second Infantry Brigade and the following
Commissioners of State :
Head of State, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and Commissioner for Defense and Finance Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and Commissioner for Defense and Finance (Lieutenant-Colonel, from March 1976: General)
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
later:
Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and Commissioner for Defense, Finance, Sports and Cocoa Affairs Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and Commissioner for Defense, Finance, Sport and Cocoa Affairs
Foreign Affairs Commissioner Commissioner for Foreign Affairs (Colonel) Roger JA Felli
Internal Affairs Commissioner Commissioner for Internal Affairs (Inspector-General of Police) Ernest Ako
Finance Commissioner Commissioner for Finance Dr. Anthony K. Appiah
The finance department was decoupled from the office of the head of state in 1976, but in March 1977 it was again under the responsibility of the head of state.
Commissioner for Justice Commissioner for Justice Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow
(in a different spelling: Koranteng-Addo)
from 1976 coupling with the Office of the Attorney General:
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General
Economic Planning Commissioner Commissioner for Economic Planning Dr. Robert KA Gardiner (April 1976) ;
Dr. LS Abbey (April 1978)
Industry Commissioner Commissioner for Industry (Lieutenant-Colonel) George Minyila
(in April 1976) ,
(Colonel) BK Ahlijah (in April 1978)
Agriculture Commissioner Commissioner for Agriculture (Lieutenant-Colonel) Paul K. Nkegbe
(April 1976) ;
(Brigadier) Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington
(March 1977) ;
(Colonel) Samuel Akwagiram
(April 1978)
Commissioner for Cocoa Affairs Commissioner for Cocoa Affairs (Commander, later: Captain)
YES Kyeremeh
The cocoa affairs department was later transferred to the office of the head of state.
Commissioner for Labor, Social Welfare and Cooperatives Commissioner for Labor, Social Welfare and Co-operatives (Commander) JK Amedume
(April 1976) ;
Nii Anjetei Kwakwranyai
(April 1978)
Land Use and Mineral Resources Commissioner Commissioner for Land and Mineral Resources (Lieutenant-Colonel)
TT Kutin (April 1976) ;
(Brigadier)
K. Osei-Boateng (April 1978) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel)
Abdulai Ibrahim (March 1977)
Commissioner for Trade and Tourism Commissioner for Trade and Tourism (Colonel)
KE Quarshie ;
next to that director for tourism:
Kofi Atta Annan (1974-1976)
Public Works and Housing Commissioner Commissioner for Works and Housing (Lieutenant-Colonel)
KA Jackson (April 1976) ;
(Major) Edward Yirimambo
(April 1978)
Local Administration Commissioner Commissioner for Local Government (Lieutenant-Colonel)
BK Ahlijah (April 1976) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel)
KA Jackson (March 1977) ;
CK Tedam (April 1978)
Commissioner for Transport and Communications Commissioner for Transport and Communications (Colonel) Alhaji David A. Iddisah
(April 1976) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel)
TT Kutin (March 1977) ;
Eric RK Dwemoh (April 1978)
Information Commissioner Commissioner for Information (Brigadier)
Robert Kotei (April 1976) ;
(Colonel) Parker HS Yarney (April 1978)
Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture Ellis Owusu-Fordwor
Commissioner for Affairs of the National Salvation Council Commissioner for NRC Affairs EK Buckman
later renamed to:
Commissioner for Affairs of the Supreme Military Council Commissioner for SMC Affairs
in March 1977 is also mentioned:
Commissioner and Special Advisor to the Head of State Commissioner and Special Adviser to the Head of State Joe E. Appiah
after March 1977 the following were added:
Consumer Affairs Commissioner Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Kofi Badu
Commissioner for Mineral Oil and Energy Commissioner for Fuel and Power (Lieutenant-Colonel) Abdulai Ibrahim

Regional commissioners

Regional Commissioners of Ghana (1974–1978)
region Regional Commissioner
(Regional Commissioner)
Ashanti region (Major) R. Kujiku (April 1976)
(Commander) Godwin E. Osei (April 1978)
(Lieutenant-Colonel) OK Abrefa (March 1977)
Brong-Ahafo region (Lieutenant-Colonel) O. Abrefa (April 1976) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel) WA Thompson (April 1978)
Central region
(Major) Dawuni (April 1976) ;
(Lieutenant-Commander) John AK Otoo (April 1978)
Eastern region (Lieutenant-Colonel) Kwaku Takyi (April 1976) ;

(Lieutenant-Colonel) OK Abrefa (April 1978) ;
(Commander) GE Osei (March 1977)

Greater Accra Region (Lieutenant-Colonel) W. Thompson (April 1976) ;
(Major) IK Kujiku (March 1977) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel) RK Zumah (April 1978)
Northern region (Major, later: Lieutenant-Colonel)
RK Zumah (April 1976) ;
(Lieutenant-Colonel) LK Kodjiku (April 1978)
Upper region (Major, later: Lieutenant-Colonel)
M. Ofori-Akuamoah (April 1976) ;

(Major) M. Djabaa (April 1978)

Volta region (Major, later: Lieutenant-Colonel) GK Amevor
Western region (Lieutenant-Commander) John AK Otoo (April 1976) ;

(Lieutenant-Colonel) EJ Dawuni (April 1978)

Others

Chief Justice:

Judge of the High Court (High Court Judges) :

Palace coup by Fred Akuffo

In July 1977 the head of state Acheampong announced a program for the return to civilian state administration after the so-called "Koranteng-Addow" report of the "Committee of Ghanaians" had proposed a non-party union government. A corresponding national referendum, held on March 30, 1978, reportedly showed a majority in favor of the proposed Union government. After Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo came to power on July 5, 1978, he initially stated that he wanted to advance the plan and a commission was set up to draft a new constitution. A first draft constitution was proposed in autumn 1978, according to which, however, a government should be based on an executive presidency and a separate parliament. In response to public pressure, Akuffo declared in December 1978 that the party ban of 1972 had been lifted with effect from January 1, 1979, especially after the proposed draft was passed in a constituent assembly (consisting of 120 members, 64 of whom were newly elected local councils and 29 had been elected by the Supreme Military Council) had been discussed. The completed draft of the new constitution was submitted to the Supreme Military Council in May 1979 and general elections were scheduled for June 1979.

See also

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  • 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.

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