, 1966 Preceded by Queen Elizabeth II Succeeded by Lt. Gen. J. A. Ankrah (Military coup d'état) Born September 21 , 1909 ( 1909-09-21 ) Nkroful , Gold Coast (now  Ghana ) Died April 27 , 1972 (aged 62) Bucharest , Romania Political party Convention Peoples' Party Spouse Fathia Rizk Children Francis, Gamal, Samia, Sekou Profession