The head of the Ghana Army was formerly referred to as the army commander but now has the title above. The list of former heads lies below.[1] The current Chief of Army Staff is Major General William Ayamdo.[2] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 9 February 2017.[3]
List of Chiefs of Army Staff[]
Chief of the Army Staff | Conscription | Note |
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Brigadier D. H. Tadman | Brigade Commander | |
Major General A. G. V. Paley | ? – 1960 | First designated army commander |
Major General Henry Templer Alexander | 1960 – 1961 | Combined CDS with army commander |
Brigadier Joseph Arthur Ankrah | Dec 1961 – Oct 1962 | First native Ghanaian commander |
Major General S. J. A. Otu | Oct 1962 – Jul 1965 | |
Brigadier Charles M. Barwah | Jul 1965 - Feb 1966 | Assassinated during the military-led coup of 24-Feb-1966.[4] |
Brigadier A. K. Ocran | Feb 1966 – Aug 1966 | |
Major General Cleland Cofie Bruce | Aug 1966 – May 1967 | |
Major General A. K. Ocran | May 1967 – Nov 1968 | |
Brigadier D. C. K. Amenu | Nov 1968 – Aug 1969 | |
Major General D. K. Addo | Aug 1969 – Jun 1971 | |
Brigadier J. R. K. Acquah | Jun 1971 – Oct 1971 | |
Brigadier H. D. Twum-Barimah | Oct 1971 – Jan 1972 | |
Colonel Emmanuel Alexander Erskine | Jan 1972 – Feb 1972 | |
Brigadier D. A. Asare | Feb 1972 – Jan 1973 | |
Brigadier E. A. Erskine | Feb 1973 – Apr 1974 | |
Brigadier Fred W. K. Akuffo | May 1974 – Nov 1976 | |
Brigadier and later Major General Robert Kotei | Nov 1976 – Jul 1978 | |
Major General Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington | Jul 1978 – Jun 1979 | Died in office |
Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah | Jun 1979 – Jul 1979 | |
Brigadier Arnold Quainoo | Jul 1979 – Nov 1979 | |
Brigadier I. K. Amoah | Nov 1979 – Dec 1981 | |
Brigadier/Major General Arnold Quainoo | Jan 1982 – Jun 1987 | |
Major General W.M. Mensah-Wood | Jun 87 – Jun 90 | |
Brigadier Ben K. Akafia | Jun 1990 – Jan 1992 | |
Major General Ben K. Akafia | Jan 1992 – Sep 1996 | |
Major General J. H. Smith | Oct 1996 – Feb 2001 | |
Major General Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaache | Feb 2001 – Jun 2005 | |
Major General Samuel Anum Odotei | 20 May 2005 – 2009 | |
Major General Joseph Narh Adinkra | 31 Mar 2009 – 4 April 2013 | |
Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei | 4 April 2013 – 9 Feb 2017[5] | |
Major General Obed Boamah Akwa | 4 April 2013 – 2 June 2016[6] | |
Major General William Azure Ayamdo | 9 Feb 2017 – present |
References[]
- ↑ "Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff". Official Website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2008-02-06. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20081016095237/http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=114. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ↑ Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new. "Ayamdo is new Army Chief of Staff". ghanaweb.com. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Ayamdo-is-new-Army-Chief-of-Staff-508441. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=36&Itemid=72. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ Building a Nation: Symbolic Nationalism During the Kwame Nkrumah erea in the Gold Coast/Ghana by Harbourt Fuller - 2010 Dept of International History London School of Economics and Political Science. (pg 251-252)
- ↑ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=36&Itemid=72. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ Online, Myjoy. "President appoints new Chief of Army Staff". Multimedia Group. http://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2016/july-2nd/president-appoints-new-chief-of-army-staff.php. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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