How Ghana Killed One of Its Best Presidents: The Brutal Execution of Ignatius Acheampong

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:56:56 +0000

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong once sat at the top of Ghana’s military government — powerful, feared by some, respected by others. But in 1979, everything changed. In a matter of weeks, a former Head of State was stripped of rank, dragged into a national purge, and executed in one of the most controversial moments in Ghana’s modern history.

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Video Sources:
JusticeGhana, “Brief Profile: Ignatius Kutu Acheampong”justiceghana.comjusticeghana.comjusticeghana.com

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Washington Post, “Ghana Executes Former Leader for Corruption” (June 17, 1979)washingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.com

Adeyinka Makinde, “The Tragedy of Ignatius Acheampong: Visionary and Kleptocrat” (2020)adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.comadeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com

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Ghana Broadcasting Corp (GBC), “53 Years Since Ghana’s 1972 Coup: A Turning Point...”gbcghanaonline.com and contemporary news archives.

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