Lieutenant General Frederick William "Fred" Kwasi Akuffo (21 March 1937 – 26 June 1979) was a soldier and politician. He was a Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and a Head of state and chairman of the ruling Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979. He came to power in a military coup, was overthrown in another military coup and executed three weeks later, on 26 June 1979.
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21 March 1937 Akropong, Eastern Region, Ghana
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Died |
26 June 1979 (aged 42) Accra, Ghana
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