List of heads of state of Ghana

Dis be list of de heads of state of Ghana, from de independence of Ghana for 1957 insyd to de present day.

list of heads of state of Ghana

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Portrait	N	Name	Term of office		Political party
			Took office	Left office
		Kwame Nkrumah	6 March 1957	1 July 1960	Convention People's Party
		Presidents of the Republic of Ghana (First Republic: 1960–1966)
		Kwame Nkrumah	1 July 1960	24 February 1966	Convention People's Party
		Presidents as Head of State (Second Republic: 1966–1972)
		Joseph Ankrah	24 February 1966	2 April 1969	Military
		Akwasi Afrifa	2 April 1969	7 August 1970	Military
		Nii Amaa Ollennu	7 August 1970	31 August 1970	Independent
		Edward Akufo-Addo	31 August 1970	13 January 1972	Independent
		Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913–1978) (Prime Minister & Acting Presido)	1 October 1969	13 January 1972 (Deposed in a coup d'état)	Progress Party
		Ignatius Kutu Acheampong	13 January 1972	5 July 1978	Military
		Fred Akuffo	5 July 1978	4 June 1979	Military
		Presidents as Head of State (Third Republic: 1979–1981)
		Jerry Rawlings	4 June 1979	24 September 1979	Military
		Hilla Limann	24 September 1979	31 December 1981	People's National Party
		Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson	30 December 1981	31 December 1981
		Jerry Rawlings	31 December 1981	7 January 1993	Military
		Presidents of the Republic of Ghana (Fourth Republic: since 1993)
		Jerry Rawlings	7 January 1993	7 January 2001	National Democratic Congress
		Ekow Nkensen Arkaah	2 May 1994	10 May 1994
		Jerry Rawlings	10 May 1994	7 January 2001
		John Atta Mills	7 January 2000	7 January 2000
		Jerry Rawlings	7 January 2000	7 January 2001
		John Kufuor	7 January 2001	7 January 2009	New Patriotic Party
		Aliu Mahama	7 January 2008	7 January 2008
		John Kufuor	7 January 2008	7 January 2009
		John Atta Mills	7 January 2009	24 July 2012	National Democratic Congress
		John Mahama	24 July 2012	7 January 2017	National Democratic Congress
		Kwesi Amissah-Arthur	6 August 2012	31 August 2012
		John Mahama	31 August 2012	7 January 2017
		Nana Akufo-Addo	7 January 2017	7 January 2018	New Patriotic Party
		Mahamudu Bawumia	7 January 2018	7 January 2018
		Nana Akufo-Addo	7 January 2018	Incumbent
		Aaron Mike Oquaye	18 January 2018	25 January 2018
		Nana Akufo-Addo	25 January	Incumbent

See also

• List of governors of the Gold Coast
• Lists of office-holders
• President of Ghana
• Vice-President of Ghana

External links

• World Statesmen – Ghana
• Rulers.org – Ghana