General News of Monday, 30 December 2019Source: www.ghanaweb.comRare photo of Rawlings after an attempted coup d’etatJJ Rawlings & Capt. Quashigah after the successive crushing of an attempted coup d’etat, June, 1983. In June 1983, Ghana's borders were closed and curfew hours extended by the head of state, Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. This was to ensnare rebel soldiers who staged the fourth unsuccessful coup attempt against his military government. Rawlings said on Radio Ghana that there was an attempted coup but was crushed after the loyal troops and the rebels fought for a few hours in Accra.

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2019 06:33 UTC