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Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa | |
|---|---|
 Lt.Gen. Akwasi Afrifa | |
| Chairman of the Presidential Commission | |
| In office 3 September 1969 – 7 August 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia (1969 - 1972) |
| Preceded by | Presidential Commission created |
| Succeeded by | Nii Amaa Ollennu |
| Chairman of the National Liberation Council | |
| In office 2 April 1969 – 3 September 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chairman of the Presidential Commission) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1936 Mampong-Ashanti, Ashanti, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Died | 26 June 1979 (aged 43) Accra, Ghana |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Spouse | Christine Afrifa |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Ghana Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1970 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, traditional ruler and politician. He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then chairman of the Presidential Commission between 1969 and 1970. He continued as a farmer and political activist. He was elected a member of Parliament in 1979, but he was executed before he could take his seat. He was executed together with two other former heads of state, General Kutu Acheampong and General Fred Akuffo, and five other generals (Utuka, Felli, Boakye, Robert Kotei and Amedume), in June 1979. He was also popularly referred to by his title Okatakyie /ˈoʊkætætʃiː/ Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa and was in addition the abakomahene of Krobo in the Asante-Mampong Traditional Area of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.