List of heads of state of Ghana
Military rule (1972–1979)
General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup d'état which overthrew the President Akufo-Addo, Prime Minister Abrefa Busia and his government, all political parties and Parliament was also dissolved.

List of heads of state of Ghana

Section Title: Military rule (1972–1979)
Table Section Text: General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong led a coup d'état which overthrew the President Akufo-Addo, Prime Minister Abrefa Busia and his government, all political parties and Parliament was also dissolved.

№	Head of State (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Military

Took office	Left office

5	General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979)	-	13 January 1972	9 October 1975	National Redemption Council

9 October 1975	5 July 1978 (deposed.)	Supreme Military Council

6	Lieutenant-General Fred Akuffo (1937–1979)	-	5 July 1978	4 June 1979 (deposed.)	Supreme Military Council

7	Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings (1947–)	-	4 June 1979	24 September 1979	Armed Forces Revolutionary Council

Sentence(s)

Fred Akuffo was a Head of State and Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979.

final_sentence: Fred Akuffo was a Head of State and Supreme Military Council in Ghana from 1978 to 1979.