Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (1928 – 2021) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was the Member of parliament for Mampong North in the Third Republic of Ghana. He became a member of parliament following a by-election due to the execution by firing squad of Afrifa and other senior military officers on 26 June 1979.[1]Afrifa had won the seat in the 1979 Ghanaian general election but never got to take his seat in parliament. His execution followed a coup d'état on 4 June 1979 which led to the formation of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council military government.[2] He was married to Sophia Nana Wiba Sackey with whom he had two daughters, Anastasia and Felicia. She died after a short illness in October 2019.[3] Akuoko died in October 2021 aged 93. He had thirteen children.[4][5]
ebenezer, augustus, kwasi, akuoko, 1928, 2021, ghanaian, lawyer, politician, member, parliament, mampong, north, third, republic, ghana, became, member, parliament, following, election, execution, firing, squad, afrifa, other, senior, military, officers, june,. Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko 1928 2021 was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician He was the Member of parliament for Mampong North in the Third Republic of Ghana He became a member of parliament following a by election due to the execution by firing squad of Afrifa and other senior military officers on 26 June 1979 1 Afrifa had won the seat in the 1979 Ghanaian general election but never got to take his seat in parliament His execution followed a coup d etat on 4 June 1979 which led to the formation of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council military government 2 He was married to Sophia Nana Wiba Sackey with whom he had two daughters Anastasia and Felicia She died after a short illness in October 2019 3 Akuoko died in October 2021 aged 93 He had thirteen children 4 5 HonourableEbenezer Augustus Kwasi AkuokoMember of the Ghana Parliament for Mampong NorthIn office 24 September 1979 31 December 1981Preceded byAkwasi AfrifaSucceeded byMilitary coupPersonal detailsBorn1928Died11 October 2021Resting placeAsante MampongResidenceAccraOccupationPoliticianProfessionLawyerSee also EditList of MPs elected in the 1979 Ghanaian parliamentary electionReferences Edit Eight Top Officers Executed Ghana News Washington Embassy of Ghana 8 7 6 July 1979 Retrieved 12 April 2022 We re witnessing challenges that led to June 4 uprising today Zanetor GhanaWeb 4 June 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2022 About Sophia Lifeofsophia Retrieved 12 April 2022 The late Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko Esq 1928 2021 R I P Ghana 24 January 2022 Retrieved 12 April 2022 One week celebration Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko MyJoyOnline com www myjoyonline com MyjoyOnline com 9 November 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2022 Parliament of GhanaPreceded byAkwasi Afrifa Member of Parliament for Mampong North1979 1981 Military coup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko amp oldid 1144703373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
