1966 Ghanaian coup d'état

1966 Ghanaian coup d'etat
Part of the Cold War

Map of Ghana.
Date24 February 1966
Location
Accra, Ghana
Result Nkrumah government toppled
Belligerents
Government of Ghana National Liberation Council
Commanders and leaders
Kwame Nkrumah Joseph Ankrah

The 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état (codenamed Operation Cold Chop) was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, while he was visiting China. The swift and bloodless coup led to the establishment of an eight-member National Liberation Council (NLC), comprising four army and four police officers. The NLC dissolved Nkrumah's Convention People's Party and the Parliament, and suspended the constitution.

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