List of heads of state of Ghana
Military rule (1966–1969)
Lieutenant-General Joseph Arthur Ankrah led a coup d'état which overthrew President Nkrumah and his government, all political parties and Parliament were also dissolved.

List of heads of state of Ghana

Section Title: Military rule (1966–1969)
Table Section Text: Lieutenant-General Joseph Arthur Ankrah led a coup d'état which overthrew President Nkrumah and his government, all political parties and Parliament were also dissolved.

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

Took office	Left office

2	Lieutenant-General Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992)	-	24 February 1966	2 April 1969 (resigned.)	National Liberation Council

3	Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979)	-	2 April 1969	3 September 1969	National Liberation Council

Sentence(s)

Head of state of Ghana Joseph Arthur Ankrah of NLC resigned in April 1969.

final_sentence: Head of state of Ghana Joseph Arthur Ankrah of NLC resigned in April 1969.