W. W. Bruce-Konuah Explained

William Wallace Bruce-Konuah
Birth Date:13 July 1941
Allegiance: Ghana
Rank:Brigadier
Commands:Chief of the Army Staff

Brigadier William Wallace Bruce-Konuah was a Ghanaian soldier. He served as Chief of the Army Staff of the Ghana Army from 6 June 1979 to July 1979.[1] [2] Prior to his appointment, he was the defense attaché to Ghana's High Commission in Pakistan.[3] [4] He was succeeded by Arnold Quainoo.[5] In 1983 he resumed foreign service at the Ghana Embassy in the United States. There, he worked as a Minister Consular.[6] In 1986 he was appointed managing director of Ghamot Company Limited.[7]

On 18 September 2008, he together with six other former military and police officers were banned by the National Security Council from all military and police installations and garrisons.[8] The ban was as a result of a meeting that was held on 1 September 2008 between these former security personnel who were in charge of various security agencies during the tenure of the former president, J. J. Rawlings.[8] It is said that the aim of the meeting was to discuss how best they could also contribute in solving what they believed to be, "the worsening security situation in the country".[8] The ban was lifted with immediate effect by the National Security Council on Tuesday 6 January 2009, a day before the swearing in of the then president elect, John Evans Atta Mills.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Summary of World Broadcasts:Non-Arab Africa, Issues 6082-6155 . 1979 . 6 . British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service . Summary of World Broadcasts:Non-Arab Africa.
  2. Ghana News, Volumes 8 . Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana . 1979 . 3 . Ghana News.
  3. List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives . West Government of Pakistan Press . 26 . 1981 . List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives.
  4. List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives . Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 25 . 1979 . List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives.
  5. West Africa, Issues 3345-3360 . West Africa Publishing Company Limited . 2133 . 1981 . West Africa.
  6. Diplomatic List, Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington. . Department of State . 27 . 1982 . Diplomatic List.
  7. West Africa, Issues 3583-3599 . West Africa Publishing Company Limited . 1024 . 1986 . West Africa.
  8. Web site: Seven Ex-Security Heads Banned . AllAfrica . 4 June 2020.
  9. Web site: National Security lifts ban on retired top security officers . Business Ghana . 4 June 2020.