Burma Camp
| Fifth Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1957 |
| Country | Ghana |
| Allegiance | Ghana Armed Forces |
| Branch | All military force |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Southern Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Burma Camp |
| Patron | Burma |
Burma Camp is the headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces[1] and the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence. The camp is in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana.[2] It retains notoriety and fear from previous Ghanaian military regimes, when civilians who entered the camp might not re-emerge.[3] It was the site of fighting during the June 1979 coup that placed Jerry Rawlings in power. The museum was opened on 5 March 1957. Burma Camp has twenty-four (24) schools, with a learner population of 14,712.[4]
References
- ^ "Ghana Armed Forces". www.gaf.mil.gh/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "ECG cuts off power to these communities due to Accra rainstorm". GhanaWeb. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Teri McConville et al, 'Defence Management, The Structural Underpinning of Democracy: A Case Study from Africa,' 11.
- ^ "Ghana Armed Forces". 22 February 2020.
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