Major General Nathan Apea Aferi (September 1923 – 8 April 2003) was a soldier and politician in Ghana. He was a former Chief of the Defence Staff of Ghana. He also served briefly as Foreign Minister of Ghana.
Nathan Apea Aferi | |
|---|---|
| 16th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) | |
| In office 1972–1972 | |
| President | Kutu Acheampong |
| Preceded by | William Ofori Atta |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Colonel Kwame Baah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1923 Mampong-Akuapim[1] |
| Died | 8 April 2003 (aged 79) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Branch/service | Ghana army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Career
editCongo
editAferi served with the United Nations Operation in the Congo now the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Ghana army. He is reported to have been on guard at Radio Congo when Patrice Lumumba attempted a broadcast in the confusion around the time of Congo's independence in 1960 from Belgium.[2]
Chief of Defence Staff
editAferi continued in the military on his return to Ghana where he rose to the rank of brigadier. He was promoted Major General and made the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after the dismissal of Major General Otu, then CDS by President Nkrumah.[3] He was the last CDS to serve before the overthrow of Nkrumah in Ghana's first military coup.
Politics
editAferi was the first Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in the National Redemption Council military government of General Kutu Acheampong in 1972.[4]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ghana Year Book". 1966.
- ^ "Third Man Up". Time. September 1960. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr. (December 2006). "When Dancers Play Historians and Thinkers-Part 19". feature article. ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Foreign ministers E-K:Ghana". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "General Aferi Is Dead". General News of Tuesday, 6 May 2003. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ "Rulers:April 2003". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2008-11-05.