The List of Head of States of Ghana

The List of Head of States of Ghana, will be the subject of considering in this article, as a matter of fact you will get to know the persons who ruled Ghana from its independence in 1957 till date. This article will to a certain extent, reveal the persons who assumed power, their duration and other aspects, what you have to do is to stay on this page as we dive right in.

When did Ghana Gained her Independence ?

Being under subjection, for a very long time always result in revolt or protest for freedom. Ghana a West African Country, was under the rule of some colonial masters, before her independence in 1957. Before her independence, Queen Elizabeth the second, who was as well the queen of the United States of America as at that time, ruled the republic of Ghana.

The List of Head of States of Ghana

Ghana is one of the countries in Africa, with a good number of states, this article, they are Anglophones and they speak their local dialect as well.

Here I will be taking you through the persons who has ruled this country from 1957 till date.

Queen Elizabeth the second: Queen Elizabeth the second, lived from 1957 - 2022, ruled Ghana as a Monarch from 1957 - 1960.

Kwame Nkrumah:  After the tenor of Elizabeth the second, Kwame Nkrumah, who was the Executive President of Ghana, assumed power and he ruled from 1960- 1966.

General Joseph Arthur Ankrah: Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah, led a coup d’etat that over threw Kwame Nkrumah in 1966 and the ruled till 1969.

Second Republic

Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa: Assumed power on the 3rd of September 1969 and ruled till the 7th of August 1970 as a military leader, only for a total of 338 days.

Nii Amaa  Ollenu: Assumed power on the 7th of August, 1970 and ruled till 31 August 1970, which was just for 24 days before he left power.

Edward Akufo-Addo: Assumed power on the 31st of August 1970 and ruled till the 13th of January, 1972.

General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong: Came into power on the 13th of January 1972 till the 5th of July 1978, who was the chairman of the NRC as well as Chairman of the SMC.

Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo: was a head of state who  ruled from 5th July 1978 till the 4th of June, 1978 after over throwing Ignatius  Kutu in a Coup.

Flight Lieutenant General  Jerry Rawlings: assumed power as a military head of state after over throwing General Fred Akufo in a Coup, he ruled from 4th June 1979 to 24th September 1979.

Hilla Limann: ruled from 24th September 1979 to 31st December 1981, after winning election through the democratic party  PNP.

Lieutenant General Jerry Rawlings : Over threw Hilla Limann in a coup, putting democracy on a halt. He ruled as a military head of state from 31st December 1981 to 7th January 1983, he also ruled as a democratic head of state from 7th of January 1993 till the 7th of January 2001 under the Democratic Party NDC.

John Kufor: was a head of state, who assumed power from the 7th of January, 2001 till 7th of January 2009, under the democratic party NPP.

John Atta Mills: was a democratic head of state, from 2009 to 2012 under the party of NDC.

John Mahama: a head of state who ruled from 24th July, 2012 till the 7th of January 2017 under the democratic party NDC.

Nana Akufo Addo: is the incumbent head of state of Ghana, who assumed power on the 7th of January 2017, under the political party NPP and will be the president till date.

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