Ghana: Heads of State: 1960-2022 President of the Republic of Ghana [1] 1 Jul 1960 - 24 Feb 1966 Kwame Nkrumah [2] Chairman of the National Liberation Council 24 Feb 1966 - 2 Apr 1969 Joseph Arthur Ankrah 2 Apr 1969 - 3 Sep 1969 Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa Chairman of the Presidential Commission 3 Sep 1969 - 7 Aug 1970 Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (x) Speaker of the National Assembly performing the functions of the President 7 Aug 1970 - 31 Aug 1970 Raphael Nii Amaa Ollennu President of Ghana 31 Aug 1970 - 13 Jan 1972 Edward A. Akufo-Addo Chairman of the National Redemption Council 13 Jan 1972 - 18 Apr 1972 Ignatius Kutu Kwasi Acheampong Head of State and Chairman of the National Redemption Council 18 Apr 1972 - 9 Oct 1975 Ignatius Kutu Kwasi Acheampong (x) Head of State and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council 9 Oct 1975 - 5 Jul 1978 Ignatius Kutu Kwasi Acheampong (x) 5 Jul 1978 - 4 Jun 1979 Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 4 Jun 1979 - 24 Jun 1979 Jerry John Kwasi Rawlings [3] President of the Republic of Ghana 24 Sep 1979 - 31 Dec 1981 Hilla Limann [4] Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council 31 Dec 1981 - 7 Jan 1993 Jerry John Kwasi Rawlings (x) President of the Republic of Ghana 7 Jan 1993 - 7 Jan 2001 Jerry John Kwasi Rawlings (x) 7 Jan 2001 - 7 Jan 2009 John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor 7 Jan 2009 - 24 Jul 2012 John Evans Atta Mills 24 Jul 2012 -7 Jan 2017 John Dramani Mahama 7 Jan 2017 - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo [1] Also in official use: President of Ghana. [2] Original name: Francis Nwia-Kofi Ngonloma. [3] Original name: Jeremiah Rawlings John. [4] Original name: Hilla Babini. Last updated on: 05 Mar 2019 21:00:00
