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== Members ==
== Members ==
;The eight original members of the PNDC from its inception were as follows:
;The seven original members of the PNDC from its inception were as follows:
* Flt. Lt. [[Jerry Rawlings|Jerry John Rawlings]] - Chairman
* Flt. Lt. [[Jerry Rawlings|Jerry John Rawlings]] - Chairman
* Brigadier [[Joseph Nunoo-Mensah]] - retired [[Chief of Defence Staff]]
* Brigadier [[Joseph Nunoo-Mensah]] - retired [[Chief of Defence Staff]]
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* [[Joachim Amartey Quaye]]
* [[Joachim Amartey Quaye]]
* [[Chris Bukari Atim]]
* [[Chris Bukari Atim]]
* [[Sam Quaye - UK & Ireland founding member of NPP]]


Over the years, some people were added to the membership and others left.
Over the years, some people were added to the membership and others left.

Revision as of 16:22, 3 June 2009

The Provincial National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. This was on December 31, 1981. It remained in power until January 7, 1993. In a statement explaining the coup d'état, Rawlings explained that a "holy war" was necessary due to the PNP's failure to provide effective leadership and by the collapse of the national economy and state services.

Members

The seven original members of the PNDC from its inception were as follows

Over the years, some people were added to the membership and others left.

August 1992 onwards - Final membership
  • Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings - Chairman
  • Justice D.F. Annan
  • Alhaji Iddrisu Mahama
  • Captain (rtd) Kojo Tsikata
  • P.V. Obeng
  • Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo
  • Air Vice Marshal Dumashie
  • Dr. Mrs. Mary Grant

References

  1. ^ ""Chapter 2— Ghana in Economic Crisis" in The Politics of Reform in Ghana, 1982–1991". pp. pp32. Retrieved 2007-04-28. {{cite web}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
Preceded by Government of Ghana
Military Regime

1981–1993
Succeeded by