Ghana's Story in 58 Lines - (46-50)

By Angelina K. Morrison and Naana Ekua Eyaaba

Ghana

46. Acheampong, a barely literate copy typist from the Swedru School of Business in the 1950s who had no inkling of basic economics, would plunge Ghana into economic disaster and corruption of epic proportions.

47. With the encouragement of some traditional chiefs, Acheampong attempted to perpetuate himself in power with a bogus Unigov concept, in which there were to be no political parties.

48. The concept faced major opposition from civil society, and in October 1978, Acheampoong was overthrown in a Palace coup led by General F. W. K. Akuffo and Major-General Odartey Wellington.

49. Then on 27th May 1979, a young, sinewy, mulatto Air Force Flt-Lieutenant, Jerry Rawlings led a botched mutiny of the Ghana Armed Forces and was summarily arrested and consequently immured.

50. While he was still facing a Court-Marshall, his best man and former Achimota schoolmate Major Boakye-Gyan, led a platoon of soldiers to free him from the swishing onset of certain execution, and then enthroning him as head of an Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.

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Author 1: Angelina K. Morrison is interested in national development, true religion, and self-improvement. She enjoys thinking, and writes stories only when the muse grips her. Her first short story, Gravellatina is a breathtaking five-part series available now at Amazon. You can email her at angelinakm75@gmail.com, or find her at www.angelinakmorrison.blogspot.com or Facebook page.

Author 2: Nana Ekua Eyaaba has an overarching interest in the development of the African continent and Black issues in general. Having travelled extensively through Africa, the Black communities of the East Coast of the United States as well as London and Leeds (United Kingdom), she enjoys reading, and writes when she is irritated, and edits when she is calm. You can email her at neeyaaba@gmail.com.