What the records say
- When
- 31 Dec 1981
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 5.56° N, 0.20° W
- Description
- military overthrow of Hilla Limann
1981 Ghanaian coup d'état
Military overthrow of Hilla Limann
The 1981 Ghanaian coup d'état was a successful government takeover in Ghana led by Air Force Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, overthrowing the administration of President Hilla Limann and establishing the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), with Jerry Rawlings assuming leadership of the country.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Ghana”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0