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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Ocran was commissioned as an officer in the [[Ghana Regiment|Gold Coast Regiment]] of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Royal West African Frontier Force]] in 1954. He later rose to become a [[Colonel]] in the [[Ghana army]] after independence. He was the commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the army now known as the Southern Command at the time of the [[coup d'état]] of 1966.<ref name="Africa Report">{{cite web |
Ocran was commissioned as an officer in the [[Ghana Regiment|Gold Coast Regiment]] of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Royal West African Frontier Force]] in 1954. He later rose to become a [[Colonel]] in the [[Ghana army]] after independence. He was the commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the army now known as the Southern Command at the time of the [[coup d'état]] of 1966.<ref name="Africa Report">{{cite web|url=http://home.comcast.net/~amaah/writings/ghana-without-nkrumah-men-in-charge.html |title=Ghana Without Nkrumah: The Men In Charge |accessdate=2007-04-24 |work=Africa Report |date=April 1966 |first=Jon |last=Kraus |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519094813/http://home.comcast.net/~amaah/writings/ghana-without-nkrumah-men-in-charge.html |archivedate=19 May 2007 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> He was promoted to [[Brigadier]] following the coup and made Chief of Army Staff, a position he held for six months.<ref name="Africa Report"/><ref name=GAF>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=114 |title=Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff |accessdate=2008-11-05 |date=February 2008 |work=Official website |publisher=[[Military of Ghana|Ghana Armed Forces]]| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081016095237/http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=114| archivedate= 16 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> He was reappointed Chief of Army Staff in May 1967.<ref name=GAF/> He was promoted to the position of Chief of the Defence Staff in November 1968 and continued as such until November 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=117 |title=Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff |accessdate=2008-11-05 |date=February 2008 |work=Official website |publisher=[[Military of Ghana|Ghana Armed Forces]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016095242/http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=117 |archivedate=16 October 2008 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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The then Colonel Ocran came into national prominence with his involvement in the first [[coup d'état]] in Ghana. This led to the overthrow of the [[Convention People's Party]] (CPP) government of Dr. [[Kwame Nkrumah]] on February 24, 1966. After the coup, he was one of the eight members of the [[National Liberation Council]] (NLC), which replaced the [[Nkrumah government]]. |
The then Colonel Ocran came into national prominence with his involvement in the first [[coup d'état]] in Ghana. This led to the overthrow of the [[Convention People's Party]] (CPP) government of Dr. [[Kwame Nkrumah]] on February 24, 1966. After the coup, he was one of the eight members of the [[National Liberation Council]] (NLC), which replaced the [[Nkrumah government]]. |
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He was promoted to Brigadier as well as becoming a member of the new NLC military government.<ref name="Africa Report"/> After the [[Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969|parliamentary election]] of 1969, Ocran became one of three members of an interim Presidential Commission which ushered in the second republic. The other members were [[John Willie Kofi Harlley]], the [[Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service]] and [[Akwasi Afrifa|Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa]] who was the chairman. He remained on the commission till it was dissolved in August 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countrystudies.us/ghana/18.htm |title=The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years, 1966-71 |accessdate=2008-11-05 |work=Ghana: A Country Study |publisher=[[United States Library of Congress]]}}</ref> The commission was replaced by an interim ceremonial president, [[Nii Amaa Ollennu]].<ref>{{cite web |
He was promoted to Brigadier as well as becoming a member of the new NLC military government.<ref name="Africa Report"/> After the [[Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1969|parliamentary election]] of 1969, Ocran became one of three members of an interim Presidential Commission which ushered in the second republic. The other members were [[John Willie Kofi Harlley]], the [[Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service]] and [[Akwasi Afrifa|Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa]] who was the chairman. He remained on the commission till it was dissolved in August 1970.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://countrystudies.us/ghana/18.htm |title=The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years, 1966-71 |accessdate=2008-11-05 |work=Ghana: A Country Study |publisher=[[United States Library of Congress]]}}</ref> The commission was replaced by an interim ceremonial president, [[Nii Amaa Ollennu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/ghana.htm |title=Leaders of Ghana |accessdate=2007-04-24 |work=Political leaders |publisher=Roberto Ortiz de Zárate |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429123000/http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/ghana.htm |archivedate=29 April 2007 |deadurl=yes }}</ref> |
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==Life after politics== |
==Life after politics== |
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Revision as of 01:29, 30 June 2017
Albert Kwesi Ocran | |
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| Member of Presidential Commission | |
| In office 3 September 1969 – 7 August 1970 | |
| President | Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Member of NLC | |
| In office 24 February 1966 – 1 October 1969 | |
| President | Lt. Gen. J. A. Ankrah Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1929 Brakwa, Central Region, Ghana[1] |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Cabinet | National Liberation Council member |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Branch/service | Ghana army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff |
| President | Veterans Association of Ghana |
Lieutenant General Albert Kwesi Ocran (born 21 July 1929) is a soldier and politician. He was a member of the Presidential Commission of Ghana between 1969 and 1970. He is a former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and was a member of the National Liberation Council (NLC) military government in Ghana.
Career
Ocran was commissioned as an officer in the Gold Coast Regiment of the United Kingdom's Royal West African Frontier Force in 1954. He later rose to become a Colonel in the Ghana army after independence. He was the commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the army now known as the Southern Command at the time of the coup d'état of 1966.[2] He was promoted to Brigadier following the coup and made Chief of Army Staff, a position he held for six months.[2][3] He was reappointed Chief of Army Staff in May 1967.[3] He was promoted to the position of Chief of the Defence Staff in November 1968 and continued as such until November 1969.[4]
Politics
The then Colonel Ocran came into national prominence with his involvement in the first coup d'état in Ghana. This led to the overthrow of the Convention People's Party (CPP) government of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966. After the coup, he was one of the eight members of the National Liberation Council (NLC), which replaced the Nkrumah government.
He was promoted to Brigadier as well as becoming a member of the new NLC military government.[2] After the parliamentary election of 1969, Ocran became one of three members of an interim Presidential Commission which ushered in the second republic. The other members were John Willie Kofi Harlley, the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service and Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa who was the chairman. He remained on the commission till it was dissolved in August 1970.[5] The commission was replaced by an interim ceremonial president, Nii Amaa Ollennu.[6]
Life after politics
Albert Ocran became the president of the Veterans Association of Ghana. He is also one of the people honoured by president John Kufuor in 2006.[7]
Publications
- Ocran, Albert Kwesi (1968). A Myth Is Broken: An Account of the Ghana Coup d'Etat of 24th February 1966. New York: Humanities Press.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help) - Ocran, Albert Kwesi (1977). Dennis Austin and Robin Luckham (ed.). Politics of the Sword: A Personal Memoir on Military Involvement in Ghana and of Problems of Military Government. London: Rex Collings.
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References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c Kraus, Jon (April 1966). "Ghana Without Nkrumah: The Men In Charge". Africa Report. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years, 1966-71". Ghana: A Country Study. United States Library of Congress. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Leaders of Ghana". Political leaders. Roberto Ortiz de Zárate. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Robertson, Megan C. (2006-03-27). "Medals of Ghana". Orders, Decorations and Medals Website. Retrieved 2007-04-24.