Chief of Army Staff (Ghana)
Chief of the Army Staff | |
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Incumbent Major general Thomas Oppong Peprah since 7 February 2020 | |
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Member of | the Defence Staff |
Reports to | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Appointer | President of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana |
Term length | No fixed length |
The head of the Ghana Army was formerly referred to as the army commander but now has the title above. The current Chief of Army Staff is Major General Thomas Oppong Peprah.[1] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 7 February 2020.[2]
List of Chiefs of Army Staff[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of Army Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref |
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1 | D. H. Tadman as Brigade Commander | Brigadier? | 1959 | ? | . | |
2 | Alexander George Victor Paley (1903–1976) as Army Commander | Brigadier1959 | 11 January 1960 | 0–1 years | . | |
3 | Henry Templer Alexander (1911–1977) as Combined CDS and Army Commander | Major General11 January 1960 | December 1961 | 1 year, 10 months | . | |
4 | Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992) | BrigadierDecember 1961 | October 1962 | 1 year, 10 months | [3] | |
5 | Stephen Otu (1915–1979) | Major generalOctober 1962 | July 1965 | 2 years, 9 months | [3] | |
6 | (?–1966) | BrigadierJuly 1965 | February 1966 † | 7 months | [3] | |
7 | Albert Kwesi Ocran (born 1929) | BrigadierFebruary 1966 | August 1966 | 7 months | [3] | |
8 | Clelend Cofie Bruce | Major generalAugust 1966 | May 1967 | 8 months | [3] | |
(7) | Albert Kwesi Ocran (born 1929) | Major generalMay 1967 | November 1968 | 1 year, 6 months | [3] | |
9 | D. C. K. Amenu | BrigadierNovember 1968 | August 1969 | 9 months | [3] | |
10 | Daniel K. Addo | Major GeneralAugust 1969 | June 1971 | 1 year, 10 months | [3] | |
11 | J. R. K. Acquah | BrigadierJune 1971 | October 1971 | 4 months | [3] | |
12 | H. D. Twum-Barimah | BrigadierOctober 1971 | January 1972 | 3 months | [3] | |
13 | Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (born 1937) | ColonelJanuary 1972 | February 1972 | 1 month | [3] | |
14 | D. A. Asare | BrigadierFebruary 1972 | January 1973 | 11 months | [3] | |
(13) | Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (born 1937) | BrigadierFebruary 1972 | April 1974 | 1 year, 2 months | [3] | |
15 | Fred Akuffo (1937–1979) | BrigadierMay 1974 | November 1976 | 2 years, 6 months | [3] | |
16 | Robert Kotei (1935–1979) | Major generalNovember 1976 | July 1978 | 1 year, 8 months | [3] | |
17 | Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington (1934–1979) | Major generalJuly 1978 | June 1979 † | 11 months | [3] | |
18 | W. W. Bruce-Konuah | ColonelJune 1979 | July 1979 | 1 month | [4] | |
19 | Arnold Quainoo | BrigadierJuly 1979 | November 1979 | 4 months | [3] | |
20 | I. K. Amoah | BrigadierNovember 1979 | December 1981 | 2 years, 1 month | [3] | |
(19) | Arnold Quainoo | Major generalJanuary 1982 | June 1987 | 5 years, 5 months | [3] | |
21 | W.M. Mensah-Wood | Major generalJune 1987 | June 1990 | 3 years | [3] | |
22 | Ben Akafia | Major generalJune 1990 | September 1996 | 6 years, 3 months | [3] | |
23 | Joseph Henry Smith (born 1945) | Major generalOctober 1996 | February 2001 | 4 years, 4 months | [3] | |
24 | Clayton Yaache (born 1945) | Major generalFebruary 2001 | 20 May 2005 | 4 years, 3 months | [3] | |
25 | Samuel Odotei | Major general20 May 2005 | 31 March 2009 | 3 years, 10 months | [3] | |
26 | Joseph Narh Adinkra | Major general31 March 2009 | 4 April 2013 | 4 years | [3] | |
27 | Joseph Narh Adinkra (born 1950) | Major general31 March 2009 | 4 April 2013 | 4 years | [5] | |
28 | Richard Opoku-Adusei (born 1954) | Major general4 April 2013 | 2 June 2016 | 3 years, 1 month | [2] | |
29 | Obed Akwa (born 1955) | Major general2 June 2016 | 9 February 2017 | 8 months | [6] | |
30 | William Ayamdo | Major general9 February 2017 | 18 February 2020 | 4 years, 7 months | . | |
31 | Thomas Oppong-Peprah | Major general18 February 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 6 months | . |
References[]
- ^ Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new. "Ayamdo is new Army Chief of Staff". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y CoAS, Past. "Past Chiefs of the Army Staff". gafonline.mil.gh. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 8". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
- ^ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS". Ghana Armed Forces. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ^ Online, Myjoy. "President appoints new Chief of Army Staff". www.myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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