Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko Explained

Honorific Prefix:Honourable
Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko
Constituency Mp:Mampong North
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:24 September 1979
Term End:31 December 1981
Successor:Military coup
Birth Date:1928
Death Date:11 October 2021
Resting Place:Asante Mampong
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer
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Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (1928  - 2021) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was the Member of parliament for Mampong North in the Third Republic of Ghana. He became a member of parliament following a by-election due to the execution by firing squad of Afrifa and other senior military officers on 26 June 1979.[1] Afrifa had won the seat in the 1979 Ghanaian general election but never got to take his seat in parliament. His execution followed a coup d'état on 4 June 1979 which led to the formation of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council military government.[2] He was married to Sophia Nana Wiba Sackey with whom he had two daughters, Anastasia and Felicia. She died after a short illness in October 2019.[3] Akuoko died in October 2021 aged 93. He had thirteen children.[4] [5]

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  1. Eight Top Officers Executed . Ghana News . July 1979 . 8 . 7 . 6 . 12 April 2022 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington.
  2. Web site: We're witnessing challenges that led to June 4 uprising today - Zanetor . GhanaWeb . 12 April 2022 . en . 4 June 2021.
  3. Web site: About Sophia . Lifeofsophia . 12 April 2022 . en.
  4. Web site: The late Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko, Esq. (1928 - 2021) . R.I.P Ghana . 12 April 2022 . 24 January 2022.
  5. Web site: One week celebration: Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko - MyJoyOnline.com . www.myjoyonline.com . MyjoyOnline.com . 12 April 2022 . 9 November 2021.