David Animle Hansen
David Animle Hansen | |
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Rear Admiral David Hansen | |
| Born | 17 May 1923 Ghana |
| Died | 28 January 2008 |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service | Ghana Navy |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Staff |
| Known for | First Ghanaian Chief of the Naval Staff |
Rear Admiral David Animle Hansen (17 May 1923 – 28 January 2008) was a Ghanaian naval officer who served as Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Administrative Committee from 1966 to 1967 in the National Liberation Council regime and as Commander of the Ghana Navy from 1962 to 1967. He was the first Ghanaian to be appointed head of the Ghana Navy. Hansen was also the founding director of the National Vocational Training Institute, and held this office from 1970 to 1980.