Emmanuel Erskine Explained

Emmanuel Erskine
Birth Date:19 January 1935
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana[1]
Allegiance:Ghana
Branch:Ghana Army
Serviceyears:1960–1986
Rank:Lieutenant General
Commands:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
Chief of Army Staff
Ghana Signals Regiment

Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (19 January 1935 – 7 May 2021) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician. He was a Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army. He was also a commander of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Early life and education

Emmanuel Erskine was born on 19 January 1935.[2] He trained in various military institutions in the United Kingdom. He had telecommunications training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in England, completing in 1960. He was also at the Staff College, Camberley in 1968 and trained at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1968 and 1972.[3]

Military career

Ghana Army

Erskine was commissioned at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 1960 into the Signal Corps of the Ghana Army. He served in various capacities with the Ghana Army. He was Commanding Officer of the Ghana Signals Regiment and later Director of Communications with the Ghana Ministry of Defence. He later became Director for Operations and Planning at the same Ministry from 1971 to 1972. He was the Chief of Army Staff briefly between January and February 1972. He again held the same position from February 1973 to April 1974.[4]

United Nations peacekeeping

Erskine served as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Force Commander of the Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) from 1974 to 1976 in Egypt. He was then appointed the Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Israel between January 1976 and April 1978.[5] He subsequently became the first commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) between 1978 and 1981. Erskine again occupied the position of Chief of Staff of UNTSO and was also the United Nations Secretary General's Representative for Matters relating to UN Peacekeeping Operations in the Middle East from February 1981 to May 1986.[3]

Political career

Erskine was one of the founding members of the People's Heritage Party (PHP). He was the party's presidential candidate during the 1992 Ghanaian presidential election.[6] [7] He came fifth with 1.7% of the vote. The PHP later merged with the National Independence Party to form the People's Convention Party (PCP) in 1993.[8]

National Reconciliation Commission

Erskine was one of the nine members of the National Reconciliation Commission which were appointed by the President of Ghana, John Kufuor in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana. The commission was to investigate human rights abuses committed during the five military regimes which have ruled Ghana.[9] [10] [11]

General Emmanuel Erskine Research and Documentation Centre

The Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA) is a peace organization based in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was established in February 2001[12] and had Erskine as the chairman of the board of trustees.[3] The CPIA has the General Emmanuel Erskine Research and Documentation Centre (GERDC) named in his honor and was officially opened in September 2001 by him.[13] The GERDC also launched the General Emmanuel Erskine Annual Lecture Series. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Erskine.[14]

Other activities

Erskine was the Chairman of the Opportunities Industrialization Centre Ghana Accra Local Programme Committee.[15] He had been a member of the Pugwash council since 1992[16] and was a participant at the 50th Pugwash conference which deliberated on "Eliminating the Causes of War".[17] He served as the Chairman of the Ghana Action Network on Small Arms (GANSA) in 2002.[18]

Later life

Erskine died on 7 May 2021.[2]

Publications

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Peace-keeping Techniques for Africa's Conflict Management. 9789964702090. Erskine. Emmanuel A.. 2000.
  2. Web site: Lt Gen Emmanuel Erskine (Rtd) passes on. 7 May 2021. 2021-05-07. Graphic Online. en-gb.
  3. Web site: BOARD OF TRUSTEES . 14 November 2008 . Official website . Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005163538/http://www.cpia.org.zw/default.cfm?pid=64 . 5 October 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff . 11 November 2008 . 6 February 2008 . Official website . Ghana Armed Forces . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016095237/http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=114 . 16 October 2008 .
  5. Encyclopedia: Jerusalem:No Man's Land . 11 November 2008 . online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories . Ben M. Cahoon . WorldStatesman.org.
  6. Web site: Elections in Ghana:03 November 1992 Presidential Election . 11 November 2008 . African Elections Database . Albert C. Nunley.
  7. Web site: Ghana:Presidential Elections . 14 November 2008 . Country-data.com.
  8. Web site: Ghana Appendix A. Tables . 11 November 2008 . Country Studies – Area Handbook Series . Library of Congress.
  9. News: Ghana gets reconciliation panel . 11 November 2008 . 7 May 2002 . African News . BBC Online.
  10. News: Truth Panel Begins Hearings . 14 November 2008 . General News of Tuesday, 14 January 2003 . Ghana Home Page.
  11. Web site: The National Reconciliation Commission Report. CHAPTER ONE . 11 November 2008 . Ghana government . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731004907/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/ghana/national_reconciliation_commission_report.jsp_0 . 31 July 2008 . dead .
  12. Web site: Welcome to the CPIA website . 14 November 2008 . Official website . Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005163952/http://www.cpia.org.zw/index.cfm . 5 October 2011 . dead .
  13. Web site: General Emmanuel Erskine . 14 November 2008 . Official website . Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005163959/http://www.cpia.org.zw/default.cfm?pid=54 . 5 October 2011 . dead .
  14. Web site: Transcription of Archives and Digitisation, November 21–23 . 14 November 2008 . 6 pages . Nordic Africa Institute.
  15. News: Ghana needs transferable skills to reduce unemployment . 14 November 2008 . Online news . 27 November 2007 . MyJoyOnline.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714143626/http://news.myjoyonline.com/education/200711/10817.asp . 14 July 2011 . dead .
  16. Web site: MEMBERS OF THE PUGWASH COUNCIL FOR 1992–97 . 14 November 2008 . Rome Pugwash Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20091022175435/http://geocities.com/CapitolHill/3778/counmemb.html. 22 October 2009.
  17. Web site: Eliminating the Causes of War – 50th Pugwash Conference – Pugwash Meeting No. 255 . 14 November 2008 . Online newsletter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010134031/http://www.pugwash.org/reports/pac/pac256/participants.htm . 10 October 2006 .
  18. Web site: Security experts- NGOs meet over need to check arms proliferation . 14 November 2008 . 20 May 2002 . Norwegian Institute on Small Arms Transfers . https://web.archive.org/web/20070216173332/http://www.nisat.org/west%20africa/news%20from%20the%20region/MAIN%20NEWS%20PAGE/Ghana/2002-05-20%20Security%20experts-%20NGOs%20meet%20over%20need%20to%20check%20arms%20proliferation%20.html . 16 February 2007 . dead .

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