Title: The butchers of Ogyakrom
First published: 1989
Description: The book is written by a man exiled to the United Kingdom in the 1980's, his story tells of the dark details and descriptions of a a dictators ruling in Ghana West Africa, during the June 4th 1979 and 31st December 1981 Revolutions. Flight lieutenant J.J Rawlings led a coup d'etat to overthrow President Liman's government. The book tells of Rawlings harsh and merciless regime to take over the country, his fetish practices to keep power and the numbers he killed to to maintain fearful control over the once colonized Gold Coast.
Subjects: Ghana, Gold Coast, Rawlings, history, coup d'etat, revolution, blood.
Places: Ghana, Gold Coast, United Kingdom
People: Zaya Yeebo, J.J Rawlings
Time periods: 4th June1979, 31st December 1981
LC classification: MLCS 91/07687 (P)