Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (/ əˈtʃæmˈpɒŋ/ ə-CHAM-PONG; 23 ga Satumba 1931-16 ga Yuni 1979) ya kasance shugaban sojoji na ƙasar Ghana wanda ya yi mulki daga 13 ga Janairun 1972 zuwa 5 ga Yuli 1978, lokacin da aka hambarar da shi a juyin mulkin. Daga bisani aka kashe shi ta hanyar harbi. An haifi Acheampong ga iyayen Katolika na asalin Ashanti. Ya halarci makarantun Roman Katolika a Trabuom da makarantar St Peter (shima Katolika) a Kumasi, duka a Yankin Ashanti na Ghana. Ya halarci Kwalejin Kasuwanci ta Tsakiya a Agona Swedru a Yankin Tsakiyar Ghana. An ba shi aiki a rundunar sojan Ghana a 1959, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin memba na dakarun wanzar da zaman lafiya na Majalisar Dinkin Duniya a lokacin rikicin Congo. Acheampong ya jagoranci juyin mulkin da ba a zubar da jini ba don kifar da zababbiyar gwamnatin jam'iyyar Progress Party da shugabanta Dr. Kofi Busia a ranar 13 ga Janairun 1972. Ya zama shugaban kasa kuma shugaban National Redemption Council (NRC), wanda daga baya aka canza shi zuwa Supreme Military Council a ranar 9 ga Oktoba 1975, tare da Kanal Acheampong (wanda aka kara masa girma zuwa Janar) a matsayin shugaban ta.