Chief of Army Staff (Ghana)

The head of the Ghana Army was formerly referred to as the army commander but now has the title above. The list of former heads lies below.[1] The current Chief of Army Staff is Major General William Ayamdo.[2] He was appointed to the position by President Akuffo-Addo on 9 February 2017.[3]

List of Chiefs of Army Staff

GA Chiefs of the Army
Chief of the Army Staff Conscription Note
Brigadier D. H. Tadman Brigade Commander
Major General A. G. V. Paley ? – 1960 First designated army commander
Major General Henry Templer Alexander 1960 – 1961 Combined CDS with army commander
Brigadier Joseph Arthur Ankrah Dec 1961 – Oct 1962 First native Ghanaian commander
Major General S. J. A. Otu Oct 1962 – Jul 1965
Brigadier A. K. Ocran Feb 1966 – Aug 1966
Major General Cleland Cofie Bruce Aug 1966 – May 1967
Major General A. K. Ocran May 1967 – Nov 1968
Brigadier D. C. K. Amenu Nov 1968 – Aug 1969
Major General D. K. Addo Aug 1969 – Jun 1971
Brigadier J. R. K. Acquah Jun 1971 – Oct 1971
Brigadier H. D. Twum-Barimah Oct 1971 – Jan 1972
Colonel Emmanuel Alexander Erskine Jan 1972 – Feb 1972
Brigadier D. A. Asare Feb 1972 – Jan 1973
Brigadier E. A. Erskine Feb 1973 – Apr 1974
Brigadier Fred W. K. Akuffo May 1974 – Nov 1976
Brigadier and later Major General Robert Kotei Nov 1976 – Jul 1978
Major General Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington Jul 1978 – Jun 1979 Died in office
Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah Jun 1979 – Jul 1979
Brigadier Arnold Quainoo Jul 1979 – Nov 1979
Brigadier I. K. Amoah Nov 1979 – Dec 1981
Brigadier/Major General Arnold Quainoo Jan 1982 – Jun 1987
Major General W.M. Mensah-Wood Jun 87 – Jun 90
Brigadier Ben K. Akafia Jun 1990 – Jan 1992
Major General Ben K. Akafia Jan 1992 – Sep 1996
Major General J. H. Smith Oct 1996 – Feb 2001
Major General Clayton Naa Boanubah Yaache Feb 2001 – Jun 2005
Major General Samuel Anum Odotei 20 May 2005 – 2009
Major General Joseph Narh Adinkra 31 Mar 2009 – 4 April 2013
Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei 4 April 2013 – 9 Feb 2017[4]
Major General Obed Boamah Akwa 4 April 2013 – 2 June 2016[5]
Major General William Azure Ayamdo 9 Feb 2017 – present


Reference

  1. ↑ "Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff". Official Website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2008-02-06. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ↑ Army Chief of Staff, Ayamdo is new. "Ayamdo is new Army Chief of Staff". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Chief of Army Staff-COAS Profile of Major General Richard Opoku-Adusei". Ghana Armed Forces. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ↑ Online, Myjoy. "President appoints new Chief of Army Staff". www.myjoyonline.com. Multimedia Group. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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