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 * __Military Coups in Ghana and Its Current Stability__**

· **//1960//** – **Nkrumah** was made president. · **1966** - **Nkrumah** overthrown in military coup (1), replaced by **Busia** · **1972** – **Busia** was ousted in military coup (2) led by Colonel **Ignatius Acheampong.** · **1978** - **Acheampong** forced to resign; **General Frederick Akuffo** takes over (3). · **1979** – **Akuffo** was overthrown in coup (4) led by Flight Lieutenant **Jerry Rawlings**. Acheampong and Akuffo were tried and executed on charges of corruption. · **1979 September** - Rawlings handed over power to an elected president, **Hilla Limann**. · **1981** - **Limann** overthrown in military coup (5) led by **Rawlings** after two years of weak government and economic stagnation. · **1983** - **Rawlings** adopts conservative economic policies · **2004** October - Group of current and former military personnel were held in custody on suspicion of planning to destabilize government ahead of elections (6). So overall, we can see Ghana experienced and endured more than 6 military coups in 40 Years. According to the US department of State, the current stability of Ghana is actually very satisfying. It declares Ghana is now becoming more and more stable and this is seen in the following quote: //"The government of John A. Kufuor appears to enjoy broad support among the Ghanaian population”////.// There are no current political, civil or social unrests in Ghana, WHICH IS VERY RELEIEVING…..SO GHANA IS SAFE!
 * //Ghana//**, a country in West Africa, has been occupied in pre-colonial times by many ancient kingdoms, including the **//Ga Adangbes//** on the eastern coast, inland **//Empire of Ashanti//** and various Fante states along the coast, until it was declared independent by the United Kingdom on the 6th of March 1957 and was made a republic in 1960. This however, was not a sign for "//freedom and justice//" as their motto claims.
 * //Ghana//** has experienced numerous military coups shortly after being made a republic. Here is a short timeline of the military coups that have occurred after 1960:
 * http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1023444.stm**