Thanks allot Mr/Mrs Poster ! I am not a Ghanaian but my mother told me about these great man . I lived in Accra four year and I was also born there 1970s before returning to my Country Nigeria 🇳🇬 .
Wow....this guy did a lot for Ghana When are we getting leaders who would love Ghana??? We had a leader who never borrowed, empowered entrepreneurship,??? We need to visit these days, more videos about this country should be televised. I'm sad for this country and the direction we are heading
Yes...he was a good leader ! He believed in Ghanaians and believed Ghanaians could do it ! We never heard of unemployment because there were so many factories to accommodate unemployment p/ ndc destroyed all the factories and Ghanaian enterpreneurs out of hate and the same p/ndc is making noise of what they created in the country unemployment ! Ndc is not good
The youth have never been told the truth, this Gen made Ghana self reliant. Everything, was Ghana made in his days. Until the clueless JJ stepped in and closed all industries out of jealousy which affected even primary producers up to this day. Ghana has indeed regressed so backward in centuries and with our outstanding national debt, if you even sell the country, it cannot repay.
He lost his way just before the Akan members of his government led by General Akuffo and General Odartey Wellington stabbed him in the back and forced him to resign. But that was too little too late!
Gen. Acheampong was a patriotic leader for Ghana and neighbouring countries. God bless him, may he be remembered in our history for his contribution to the building of Ghana. ❤❤
Acheampong was a leader who sought to transfer the Ghanaian economy into the hands of Ghanaians. Unfortunately he was betrayed and assassinated. Under Acheampong Ghana didn't borrow from the IMF . It was his time that Ghana Black Stars won the Africa Cup forthe third time. Acheampong built the Dawenya project, the Kpong Dam, Tono irrigation project, Dansoman Estates..He launched the Operation Feed Yourself programme which saw Ghana becoming self sufficient in food production.
He also started and built the Tamale teaching hospital, started Savana research institute(SARI) and preached and promoted self-reliance. Acheapong built so many estates in Kumasi including suntreso, the popular buokrom estates etc. An 8 floor children and maternity hospital block at KATH was built by him and so many other hospital projects in Ashanti and other parts of the country. He never plunged the country into debts like those before him including Nkrumah and those after him. He is simply the greatest Ghanaian leader of all time
People like you without knowledge of your origine, culture and history is like a tree without roots. In who's era did Ghana droped from 1st position in cocoa.? Fa woto begye golf, kalabule and jenabu was during who's time.?😂😂😂😂
Please why are they not giving Dr. Nkrumah the credits he deserves Gen. Acheampong took over what Dr. Nkrumah left behind and made his mind of bringing Dr. Nkrumah back into office but he fell for the tricks of the CIA so he by staying in power and took over and continued what his master and mentor Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Acheampong also established the Neoplan Buses manufacturing plant in Accra and Kumasi with a German company. It has now become the Metro Mass Transit. Kumasi Sports Stadium. Kwadaso estate Patasi estate are among some of his achievements in Ghana
Long live Ghana! May the gentle soul of Nkrumah n Acheampong rest well with their makers… Nana Addo, should have known better after seeing n witnessing such excellent governance..
@@alexokoh4655Yeah government was chaotic at times but we need his operation feed yourself and not going to IMF. His people did not enrich themselves like today.
May General Acheampong and the rest #RIP My late Dad was the betweener for General Acheampong and his wife Faustina, My family knew General Acheampong and the rest. General Acheampong had vision for #Ghana and never a violent man but died in a violent way from violent thugs.
General l.K. Acheampong though a military leader was one of the best Ghana's presidents apart Dr Kwame Nkrumah.He initiated so many projects and developments and even developed the Dansoman estate not talking of so many irrigation projects he created.The so called educated politicians of today are filled with greediness and selfishness and have no vision for the Country.Kutu Acheampong was only betrayed by his own trusted men just like how Jesus christ was betrayed by one of his disciples.R.I.P General.
It is not about the military government but an individual who had wisdom and vision ! was Rawlings not a military man who sent Ghana into this mess ? With Gen Acheampong's good works Ghanaians still complained Ghana is a nation of complainers ! If Ghanaians stop complaining and give a chance to hard work everything will be fine
General I.K. Acheapong was a great visionary leader after our beloved visionary and great first President Osagefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. So these two Great and Wise men (Leaders) of Ghana mentioned above go to show that "CPP" is the only Political Party which can lead Ghana to the Right direction and make Ghana great again by God's grace. Amen and Amen.
No matter what, General Acheampong did not deserve to be murdered in such a barbaric way by an illitrate President like Rawlings. He was a visionary leader and quite efficient!! May his soul continue to REST IN PERFECT PEACE!
@@tersooawen4249 Leaders of the AFRC Maj. Kojo Boakye Djan with the constitution. By then Lft. Jerry John Rawlings was a pawn in the game. He was used as a cover. As yourself why wasn’t he arrested when Mr. Kuffour took him to Hag for crimes committed during the late 70’s
@@kylephillips2030 What do you mean by "as you yourself"? I am not a Ghanian and my observation is purely based on the information presented in the video! There is nothing in the video indicating that Rawlings was a mere pawn in the hands of others!! I would be more reasonable in your shoes, at least on this matter!
Maybe I will revise my estimation of successful governments by putting Acheampong ahead of Kuffour and only behind Nkrumah: 1. Nkrumah 2. Acheampong 3. Kuffour 4. The rest..... I may be wrong but from the history and annals told us, he did monumetal and made us self-reliant and sustainable. No borrowing was instructive.
@@kylephillips2030 rawlings just maimed killed and murdered ... an opportunist to the core... he was anti nkrumah so put him in with the rest of the matemeho up pfp pnp people ... he pretended otherwise but his hero being kotoka says it all... a micro nationalist who found refuge amongst his mother's people... ably supported by the akan intelligentia on the quiet.. he did their bidding just like kotoka.. please ghanaians know that kotoka was ably supported by the the up/pnp cabal..
@@kylephillips2030exactly these NPP people don't want to admit Kufuor is overrated. NPP don't have anyone who has done well for Ghana so they have to exhault Kufuor.
@@AYTM1200 him as a senior citizen knows how a changing of currency cripples a nation but for selfish reasons he changed the national currency and lied to the people with the saying “ THE VALUE IS THE SAME” till now. The cedis lost to the dollar by 30% how can that be. Now see us a nation
From Kenya....Just the ring of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong's name, made his name to be bandied about in our High school days...(and of course Gen. Afrifa).I've always been curious and searched the internet in vain! What a name! and then again I think it was in the news that his son refused to shake(then president) Rawling's hand during a football match(it was rumours, since there was no internet). Great story!!
Of the 60 something years of our country, Rawlings alone had almost 1/3 of that to rule this country and you can't compare his 20yrs achievement to Acheampong's 6yrs achievement. This man sold off a lot of Nkrumah's companies and chased away some private entrepreneurs who were giving jobs to Ghanaians simply because they were] rich and came from the Akan group. This man killed 2 Ashanti head of states in a single day for a crime he also perpetuated but the Ashantis never agitated till today. If this was done to some other tribes, only God knows what they would've done. Tribalism, envy and greed has always been our problem. Rest well General
Gen. Acheampong was able to achieve all that because he took over Dr. Nkrumah legacies, ideologues, and policies let’s speak the truth hear for one’s why is that we don’t like to call a spade a spade. They should also add what made him fall from his lovers in the army and the citizens
@@kylephillips2030ah but who at all is this defending and saying things in some manner. For him to have built on Nkrumahs policies, ideologies etc as you say, is that not even a good thing to applaud him for? How many leaders do that? So i ask you, was Yentua and operation feed yourself an ideology of Kwame? It seems you don’t like the idea that IK Acheampong was a great leader and you don’t want people to applaud him. What’s your problem? I’ve been following your replies and it’s either you’re defending Rawlings or trying to find an excuse to prevent someone from praising the man. Now listen, all these are unnecessary. It won’t change anything. Acheampongs legacy will live on. We’ll make sure people get to know the real Acheampong.
Hopefully you do know that the Asante and Akyems mainly... were the ones who encouraged both coups... main reason why they did not pull the trigger was because the Akan frowned on joining the military hence were not a majority of the officer corps who carried out coups... there surely were akwapims in the top aferi / otu but the middle level were gas and ewes and people from the northern territories... but the instigator of most coups were the NLM/UP matemeho factions who realized in an free open elections they could not win a majority, mainly because they did not have good policies .. they are micro nationalists and arrogant so the reset of the populations was never going to vote for them... hence they resorted in tacitly financing and laying grounds for certain officers to organize coups.. notice how they overthrew nkrumah and acheampong.. Now please know that most killings and murders happened in both anti nkrumah/acheampong coups.. kotoka/africa killed and terrorized the country and then rawlings came and overthrew pnp/liman's cpp aligned government also murdered and killed a lot.... do you think the asante/akyem shed a tear over the overthrow of liman's government? definitely not... they were quietly jubilating the afrifa killing was long overdue... as kotoka is who looped him into the 1966 coup in order to get Asante support for an ewe coup...later for some strange reason like afrifa finding himself in the north when kotoka was killed by those brave young men, arthur/yeboa... and then wonders of wonders afrifa became brigadier and then boom general... the ewe's never forgave him.. they just bid their time... in my book justifiably..there's no honor among thieves.. he outwitted them and they got him in the end... again he participated in the maiming and killing of a lot of people aligned with nkrumah myself and most right thinking ghanaians shed no tears.
While he was not among the officers who overthrew Nkrumah he participated in the administration---those guys were CIA agents and they betrayed Nkrumah. So everything that goes around, comes around, right?
General Acheampong has been slept on for a long time. I put him first followed by Nkrumah, giving the fact that to whom much is given, much is expected. With what General was able to achieve with the resources available then…
So we have such great history to learn an yet we never had the chance to read about this man way back in school but untill now??? such a great man by all standard, may he continue to rest in peace, Nana you did your part
when did the ghanaian like to study history ... we are too emotional and focus solely on the history that make us "look good". we never learn.. never ever hence we keep repeating the mistakes of the past... we love shiny objects ...how else would we allow people to come up with myths like "we descended from the heavens linked by a chain of gold ..." when all indications historically indicate your last stop was near modern day mauritania mali/senegal through la cote d'ivoire to your current location.. and that you are some special people when your "empire" was formed when you got to present day ghana... when in truth you are part of the the greater Akan migration and that there is nothing special genetically about you... or that a white people are so special that the half breed son who doesn't even know his father, and hence is a "bastard" among his mother's people is so special he can rule you for 20 years.. pardon my rant but my people need to hear bitter truths... damn the consequences...Now people whose got to today's ghana would rather be from israel than be from oyo in nigeria... rewriting history ... why ghana why ... that the guans came migrated from northern part of the country and inhabited this place prior to the rest of the groups who came later ... please study history ... it is a great guide...
What Kutu accomplished in just 6 years and, without borrowing is extremely astonishing 😮..., what a man,..., of the $300m national debt, he found a third to be ILLEGAL and refused to pay. As FWK Akuffo, he deserved what he got..., even me as kid growing up, I'd see him on TV and always thought he looked frighteningly wicked. I wasn't surprised about his SMC 2 nonsense, he a was cheap traitor. I think IK Acheampong must turned into a subject and all Ghanaian politicians be forced to study it..
Can we honestly now accept the fact that the anti Nkrumah faction in ghana have never achieved much? they talk a good game never deliver anything and the incumbent government is a clear example...useless just pillaging...
@@asaasare220 well, you saying they’ve never achieved MUCH, to me, means they achieved a LITTLE (not much).., that’s where I disagree cos they’ve achieved ZILCH, NOTHING, ZERO etc etc… too bad the suffering masses ain’t angry enough.
@@ruutz1 they know how to demean disparage and denigrate others... I am old enough to remember when they turned Fathia Nkrumah losing a baby to Nkrumah's wife dilivered an animal.. theyre evil matemeho folk.. bombing innocent children and selling the country on Nkrumah running a gulag..
We are worst off because of p/ ndc who weren't smart to know the factories were employing Ghanaians and they were empty to know the workers in all the factories paid tax and go to the market to buy to circulate the money to reduce hardship but they thought of hate and jealousy first then the tribe they were against ! Blame p/ndc for our worse
@@phelixphelix227 Thieves like rawlings shouldn't be on the list. He never did anything in Ghana apart from killings and beating makalu women and brainwashing Ghanaians. In 1983 Ghana had famine. Only think he did was Kumasi roads. He's a thief and sent his kids to study in Ireland. He ruined Ghana education and brought cash and carry to kill people. Biggest joke
You just Ranked Rawlings who killed the entrepreneur spirit in Ghana. Killed Acheampong and over threw an elected government. Sent Ghana to imf. Under Rawling leadership we were tagged "poor Ghana"
@@sethpoku1864 Don't waste your breath. They were kids or they enjoyed the stolen money too. Ghanaians died from hunger in 1983 whilst the therefore Rawlings and his family and mafia tribesmen enjoyed Ghana money 💰
During Col Acheampong's time the exchange rate was 2 cedis to 2 pounds. The public transport was 'A' star. Neat buses, punctual, beautiful bus shelters and terminals, free bus ride for all children. Ghana Food Distribution centres across the country, which offered standard prices for food stuff so it controlled prices. Employment of food distribution franchises were all over the country. Fish and meat cottages. State owned cattle ranches in the North, Mankoadze fishery, Tomato factory at Paga, North, Asutuare sugar plantation and producing sugar factory, Bonza tyre factory, western region, matchete factory, neopolan bus assembly plant, Kumasi, Nsawam cannery factory that produced canned fruits, marmalade, jams etc. Every 6th March, school children both in public and private were given a full box of chocolate to celebrate the day. Us the now old citizens and first Ghanaians post colonial enjoyed our young and youthful days. I wish a lot of history can be told so those who came so well after us will appreciate the past leaders and sacrifices they made. We are all sitting on their shoulders. Without their sacrifices and challenges where will we be?
Woow nana this is great good to have people like you around. I guess you know a lot of history about the Acheampong , Nkrumah and Busia era. I would love to meet you for more🙏🙏
@@kylephillips2030 NPP added their contribution to the progressive quota for the country. All previous governments did so too. You the younger generation haven't been through much so permit me to say that your voices are always too loud. Our days, we had limited tarred roads. Walking was the norm. During Nkrumah's era, some of his cabinet members who lived at Nyaniba estate, Osu walked to parliament. That is their sacrifice for all of us. Accra was even better than other regions because it was the capital. I'm a Gadangme woman who grew up in Accra. So I remember the roads that were tarred and how the city has now grown into so many suburbs and overflowing with people migrating from the other regions and externally. My parents after university those days had to serve their national service assisting to build secondary schools. My late father was posted to Sunyani to oversee the building of Sunyani secondary school. Accommodation for my dad, first acting headmaster was in the overgrown bush. We sometimes woked up to see dangerous reptiles on the balcony. That did not deter my parents to give up since they hailed from the semi developed southern part of the country. They were determined to see the project through, which they did, so people in that area could benefit from good education. My mum was an educationist too and would walk down the overgrown hill to go and teach primary level pupils in town. Yet still, they never complained about the atrocious working environment and meagre pay. They were passionate to serve God, country and man. Our days during Col Acheampong's time university students had to carry heavy cocoa bags on their backs from the hinterland to towns to help the country build up its foreign exchange. The reason of this challenged task was due to bad roads. We were proud patriotic citizens who delivered the task to support the country. Younger generation, please hold your horses and add value. Get involved. Add your little quota how ever. Stop subtracting values. Leave a small legacy wherever you find yourself to make a difference. We the older generation witnessed so much pain during colonial era, the coups, challenges, 3 years drought, hunger late 70s to early 80s. It has humbled and spured us on to work hard, be part of change and respect all irrespective of. We were taught that the country can continue to grow as a result of our good and great efforts. I encourage you the younger generation to learn more about the SWOT of Ghana during colonial era and post. It will benefit you tremendously and allow you to give constructive criticism and also be participative.
Oh it was his time that University students had to go carry cocoa beans from the hinterland so the country can build up its foreign exchange reserves. Students had to carry sacks of heavy cocoa beans for three months. The now old citizens carried out their civic duties with love and no complain. We sacrificed our comforts in homes and towns to live in deep villages so this beautiful country can progress.
They just want to say the great side of the story to make Gen. Acheampong great, thou he was one of the greatest leaders because he followed the policies and ideologies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah left. Let’s ask who made Gen. Acheampong the man he became? Let’s ask great questions why he fell of the hearts of the citizens of Ghana??
So unnecessary! If he was influenced by Nkrumah and he did great things out of it, is that not achievements? Now tell us. Who made Acheampong who he is? And why did he fall per your assertion? Let’s assume we don’t know. Tell us. Your agenda is so clearrrr
One thing you have to know is that when this people lend you their money they decide what the money plus your own money must be used for. So if he were subservient and borrowed from them he wouldn’t have been able to use it in such a wise manner. Remember the borrower is a slave to the lender. If he had access(not by borrowing) to the billions they have today then it would have been a different ball game. He would have even done better.
In Acheapong time Carl Ploetner constructions came to Ghana in 1975.Carl Ploetner later became Cpconstruction Pioneers CP.Carl Ploetne merged with the local Construction company call Mijinyawa Mahama and Sons ltd in 1975.Which Mijinyawa Mahama and Sons of Bawku had fifty percent shares in Carl Ploetner gh ltd in 1975.
I don't like people who are biased in their opinion. My question to the host of this program is, had it been UWP starting off this airport project, would you be asking the question of maintenance?
In Acheampong time in 1975 foreign companies sold their 50% shares to the citizens of Ghana including Carl Ploetner gh lltd which came from Brenmen Germany.
Acheampong never borrowed money from anywhere. I remember my drunkard elemeary teacher keep singing Yen Tua after booze.I didn't understand at the time, I do now. 😂😂😂😂 Yen Tua
Great doc that has piqued my interest in Ghana post independence and how each head of state came into power and how they were disposed. My only criticism is that they really didn’t delve into why Gen Acheampong was overthrown. What were the true conditions on the people? I have read of military brutality during this period, I did not see any of that in this doc. Just would have like to see a more balanced perspective but this will suffice for now. Just want to point out that the executive producer of this doc is the Kutu Acheampong Foundation so it is expected that they will lean on the more positive side of his time as head of state much more.
They just want to say the great side of the story to make Gen. Acheampong great, thou he was one of the greatest leaders because he followed the policies and ideologies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah left. Let’s ask who made Gen. Acheampong the man he became? Let’s ask great questions
@@kylephillips2030 Through learning, resilience, hard work, and discipline he made himself. To me he was civilized by understanding that yen kum dwafoc ndi dwa.
The best presidents in Ghana are 1.Dr.Nkrumah 2.Rawlings 3.Mahama 4.Acheampong 5.Atta Mills 6. Kuffuor 7. Akuffo Addo 5. J.A. Kuffuor 6. Akuffo Addo 45:36 7.Busiah
Ewes don’t hate or envy anyone. Any honest Ghanaian knows what the truth is. Let’s grow up and mature that is the only way Ghana will better, that’s if truly our desire.
What Gen. Acheampong did for Ghana for 7 years p/ndc hasn't done 1/100 of it for 27 useless and wasteful years they governed Ghana ! I was a school girl during his time and i liked him till now the reason i hate p/ndc ! There was nothing like unemployment, there was nothing like hardship there was nothing like IMF we didnt even know what that was ! He built estate houses in every regional capital, he built state hotels in all the regional capitals, Ghana wasn't importing vehicles because of the embargo placed on Ghana for his yentua to the international community so he empowered Kumasi magazine to build wato nkyen lorries for travellers ! He saw to it everything was made in Ghana and Ghanaians participated ! The Ahwois and Totobi Kwakyes and others were in the university during his time and he fed the universities with chicken and good food but Ghanaians nature never appreciate anything these students were on demonstrations for being fed too much with chicken after the bogus so called revolution are universty students fed with chicken ? Ndc is not good for Ghana P/ndc deteriorated Ghana
What caused the deteriorating economy in 1975? The video says that the Feed Yourself Program was successful and then it suddenly wasn't? I don't understand.
At that time, we were heavily dependent on diesel and petrol which were imported from Nigeria, that same time too, the Nigeria economy was struggling , because fuel prices drop drastically affecting the Nigerian Economy and the sub region.
@@memphisakan4691 nope... Please do you know when Britain had their independence Ghana is on the part to redemption (redeem itself) and its taking time 1 step forward 2 steps back, but we will get there. And we all must work our way towards that.
Obviously, Ghana did not rid itself of corruption with βull£ts. Afrifa tried, Rawlings tried, and things are the same, if not even worse. We have to find another way...
@@sethpoku1864 I'm assuming the question is rhetorical. You mean you don't know the AFRC/house cleaning history? I have inserted the wikipedia link below ... if youtube disallows, google AFRC
This historical account is not complete and a bit twisted. General Acheampong was called KUTI which later became KUTU. His change of name you should have explained because it had a significant political underpin8ng.
What made joyfm post this good documentary at their website ? The best post joyfm has ever made Ghanaians watch ! They always for the ndc the enemy of Ghana
Poor journalism, if you don't do your research well you'd misinform with your lack of knowledge; a lieutenant colonel is NOT the same as a lieutenant. JoyNews go and check how much you've reduced Kutu's rank.
It is interesting how a man who was accused and vilified for bringing kalabule to Ghana and was eventually shot at the firing squad for his so called corruption has become a hero years after his demise. Today, we all think that Acheampong was a great leader, but in his time, he was thought to be the worst leader that Ghana ever had, hmmmmmm..
My brother, you know the pull him down elements in our society. They know how destroy people even if they are doing the right things. Today the destroyers have lied their way to power and looting the nation’s coffers to enrich themselves. The gullible in the society are following their lies and defending to continue with their evil and criminal activities. These people hate developments. The day of reckoning is very close and will be very devastating. Trust me.
He was killed because he fell for the tricks of the CIA and it cost him his dear life. He even did bad things but they never wanted to say. Every man had his good and bad side which is part of live no man is an island
My tentative opinion based on this video: 1. Acheampong 2. Kufuor 3. Rawlings 4. Mahama 5. Akufo-Addo 6. Busia 7. Nkrumah (last, because he is a communist)
How my understanding about Ghana has evolved. The first time I learned about Ghana was from MLK. He had promoted Nkrumah as the hope for Africa's future. But not many sources were available on Africa back in 2000. The encyclopedias told me that Nkrumah and his successors were corrupt and that Rawlings cleaned up the mess. I was also concluding that King, Mandela and similar activists were communists. I had taken the King pill from Alan Stang. King simply isn't the color-blind black conservative that the GOP thinks he is. So now I thought that Nkrumah is one of these communists. I thought that Rawlings was the conservative leader that rolled back Nkrumah's communism. I even forgot that there were leaders between Nkrumah and Rawlings. More recently, I learn about the CIA and the Cold War. Dulles attacked anything that vaguely resembles the left. Arbenz, Mossadegh, and Lumumba were not communists. Now Trump is one of these martyrs. Blaming Russia is nothing new. Then I read George Ayittey. He has a low opinion about everything. He supported Kufuor. I watched New Africa. Their videos indicated that the conservative leader that rolled back Nkrumah's communism is Busia. However, they do not go over the rest of Ghana's history. I never understood why so many coups were necessary. I moved towards the conclusion that Rawlings was not one of the good guys. Some sources even say that Rawlings was a communist. I concluded that Ghana's struggle is against both communists and fascists. Nkrumah was right about the terrorists, but that does not justify his autocracy. Acheampong's coup against a democratic leader indicates that he is a fascist. The first coup of Rawlings was necessary to remove a dictator but the second coup was unnecessary. The autocratic behavior of Rawlings after 1990 resembles Museveni. Kufuor is Ghana's Bobi Wine. Mahama seems like the return of Rawlings. Akufo-Addo is the return of Kufuor. It made sense. But this video tells me I am wrong again. It now seems that Acheampong did not betray Lumumba. Akufo-Addo's behavior does not make sense. No one in the GOP today would be supporting the 1619 Project. Akufo-Addo is a RINO. Ghana is complicated. Lumumba turns out to be similar to Clarence Thomas. His words included: "we will eradicate all discrimination whatever its origin". The left treats Clarence Thomas like an evolué. They spit in his face and call him ape. Malcolm does not recommend chumps.
I must add that I discovered how toxic Ayittey can be. I admire his staunch capitalism, but that is as far as it goes. He supports Obama, Soros, and the Nobel Savage Prize. He approves of the assassination of Gaddafi. Calls Lumumba a socialist. Agrees with Malema what Boers must go. He is now deceased. Ayittey is a WEF socialist. Promotes ubuntu. His agenda: you will own nothing, eat Pygmies and be happy. He is influenced by Rousseau's noble savage theory, and it shows. Kanye hates ubuntu. Lumumba is an individualist: without dignity there is no freedom.
One Unified Socialist Africa sucked. Interference with other countries. Conscienceism is word salad. Obama assassinated Gaddafi because Obama us a Nkrumaist. Empty Words = Empty Suit. Need I say more?
Tears all over my eyes as I watch this documentary. Selfishness, greed, betrayal, corruption, tribalism, impatience, unnecessary criticism and rants have caused more harm than good. In fact, we are our own enemies 😢
@yawbarima1298 this is not self hate. It's true. Acheampong, Rawlings , and Nkrumah to some extent ruined Ghana. If JB Danquah or Busia had ruled the nation, Ghana would have been a developed nation by now.
Stop this childish talk bro! Akans Voltarians etc we are one people.my brother an Akan is married to a voltarian.lets end this tribal thing and as young people bring ideas as to how we will move gh forward.
Wicked JJ with his henchmen Awoonor and Tsikata tried to eliminate mostly Ajans due to envy and failed big time. Next time there will be push back walahi 😅😅😅
John Mahama did not give the people of Ghana normal governmence, but a failed one. John Mahama! Waooooo, the people of Ghana shouldn't go for a failed man. 4 years, what will John Mahama do. He doesn't postulate any policy, but a failed one, 24 hours, alrewhich already exists. If the good of ghana votes for John Mahama, he will only waste our time by making noise that ehe N P.P. government has stolen money, which will go where , watch it.
Who is comparing Akufo Addo's thievery and highly corrupted government to a hard working intelligence Achaempong God bless him . But why is Akufo Addo always trying to promote his dad, his dad did nothing just betrayal.
Thanks allot Mr/Mrs Poster ! I am not a Ghanaian but my mother told me about these great man . I lived in Accra four year and I was also born there 1970s before returning to my Country Nigeria 🇳🇬 .
Thank U for posting… an underrated leader … best after Nkrumah
I have waited long for this documentary ❤❤❤
Wow....this guy did a lot for Ghana
When are we getting leaders who would love Ghana??? We had a leader who never borrowed, empowered entrepreneurship,??? We need to visit these days, more videos about this country should be televised.
I'm sad for this country and the direction we are heading
He was executed without a trial..
@@davidoti2502 by JJ rawlings
Yes...he was a good leader ! He believed in Ghanaians and believed Ghanaians could do it ! We never heard of unemployment because there were so many factories to accommodate unemployment p/ ndc destroyed all the factories and Ghanaian enterpreneurs out of hate and the same p/ndc is making noise of what they created in the country unemployment ! Ndc is not good
The youth have never been told the truth, this Gen made Ghana self reliant. Everything, was Ghana made in his days. Until the clueless JJ stepped in and closed all industries out of jealousy which affected even primary producers up to this day. Ghana has indeed regressed so backward in centuries and with our outstanding national debt, if you even sell the country, it cannot repay.
He lost his way just before the Akan members of his government led by General Akuffo and General Odartey Wellington stabbed him in the back and forced him to resign. But that was too little too late!
Gen. Acheampong was a patriotic leader for Ghana and neighbouring countries. God bless him, may he be remembered in our history for his contribution to the building of Ghana. ❤❤
Kwasias3m sei
I've learnt a lot through this documentary. Thanks so much for bringing this. At least some of us now know what happened in the past
Acheampong was a leader who sought to transfer the Ghanaian economy into the hands of Ghanaians. Unfortunately he was betrayed and assassinated. Under Acheampong Ghana didn't borrow from the IMF . It was his time that Ghana Black Stars won the Africa Cup forthe third time. Acheampong built the Dawenya project, the Kpong Dam, Tono irrigation project, Dansoman Estates..He launched the Operation Feed Yourself programme which saw Ghana becoming self sufficient in food production.
Great 👍 👌 👍
Wow. How long was he president?
He also started and built the Tamale teaching hospital, started Savana research institute(SARI) and preached and promoted self-reliance. Acheapong built so many estates in Kumasi including suntreso, the popular buokrom estates etc. An 8 floor children and maternity hospital block at KATH was built by him and so many other hospital projects in Ashanti and other parts of the country. He never plunged the country into debts like those before him including Nkrumah and those after him. He is simply the greatest Ghanaian leader of all time
People like you without knowledge of your origine, culture and history is like a tree without roots. In who's era did Ghana droped from 1st position in cocoa.? Fa woto begye golf, kalabule and jenabu was during who's time.?😂😂😂😂
Please why are they not giving Dr. Nkrumah the credits he deserves Gen. Acheampong took over what Dr. Nkrumah left behind and made his mind of bringing Dr. Nkrumah back into office but he fell for the tricks of the CIA so he by staying in power and took over and continued what his master and mentor Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Very informative. We need more history documentary.
The spirit of General Acheapong is alive and well.
The Acheampong’s shall return.
Eeeiii Are you sure?
I see Mr. Antwi Agyei, Acheampong's cousin who was my teacher at Peter's Educational Center at Kwadaso, Kumasi!
This was the man who after NKRUMAH, put GHANA back on track of development but as usual, met resistance from the MATIMIHU TRIBE. NOSTALGIA, for me.
unnecessary comment. Which tribe does Acheampong belong to?
Untrue…ahhh ba. Rawlings executed him…
Gyimii where does Acheampong comes from?
Mo de3 moagyimi papa the reason ndc never succeed in anything ! Who killed Gen Acheampong ? Gyimii ! and where does he come from
It is difficult for most people to accept but in truth, Acheampongs government was much better than Rawlings administration
Some people will vehemently disagree because of their strong and useless tribal bigotry against against certain tribe
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@@kwadjooppong6575it’s only fools who bring tribal politics into arguments
Stop it
Acheampong also established the Neoplan Buses manufacturing plant in Accra and Kumasi with a German company. It has now become the Metro Mass Transit. Kumasi Sports Stadium. Kwadaso estate Patasi estate are among some of his achievements in Ghana
Well I think that was by Henry Djaba but yeah Acheampong allowed him. We can check again but Gen Akufo halted it.
Long live Ghana! May the gentle soul of Nkrumah n Acheampong rest well with their makers… Nana Addo, should have known better after seeing n witnessing such excellent governance..
He built Dansoman estate and kanashie market,one of the best markets centres in Ghana and West Africa..
Yet the envy of our wicked leaders won't even teach us alot of him in school
My dad Gen I K Acheampong forever in my heart 🙏🙏🙏 ❤❤❤
I.K Acheampong is the best leader of Ghana after kwame Nkrumah. May his soul rest in perfect peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️
You not serious...period, l bet you were not born during his regime if you were born at that time you wont make that commitment
@@alexokoh4655Yeah government was chaotic at times but we need his operation feed yourself and not going to IMF.
His people did not enrich themselves like today.
@kd3897, you guys are funny
No president has helped Ghana, not even Nkrumah. Nkrumah even started Ghana's problems.
@patrickasante6991 Why are people like you still allowed to comment on social media?
Congrats Joyfm and thank you
May General Acheampong and the rest #RIP
My late Dad was the betweener for General Acheampong and his wife Faustina,
My family knew General Acheampong and the rest.
General Acheampong had vision for #Ghana and never a violent man but died in a violent way from violent thugs.
The most consequential leader in Ghana’s history right after Nkrumah!
General l.K. Acheampong though a military leader was one of the best Ghana's presidents apart Dr Kwame Nkrumah.He initiated so many projects and developments and even developed the Dansoman estate not talking of so many irrigation projects he created.The so called educated politicians of today are filled with greediness and selfishness and have no vision for the Country.Kutu Acheampong was only betrayed by his own trusted men just like how Jesus christ was betrayed by one of his disciples.R.I.P General.
It is not about the military government but an individual who had wisdom and vision ! was Rawlings not a military man who sent Ghana into this mess ? With Gen Acheampong's good works Ghanaians still complained Ghana is a nation of complainers ! If Ghanaians stop complaining and give a chance to hard work everything will be fine
General I.K. Acheapong was a great visionary leader after our beloved visionary and great first President Osagefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
So these two Great and Wise men (Leaders) of Ghana mentioned above go to show that "CPP" is the only Political Party which can lead Ghana to the Right direction and make Ghana great again by God's grace. Amen and Amen.
Put cpp aside and let’s talk leadership. Leadership isn’t about an affiliation with a political party.
the only debt free head of state Ghana has ever had...
The only Ghanaian Leader who never borrowed but paid all debts besides the annulled ones. Salute Gen.
Leadership is not about too much school 🏫
Great documentary
No matter what, General Acheampong did not deserve to be murdered in such a barbaric way by an illitrate President like Rawlings. He was a visionary leader and quite efficient!! May his soul continue to REST IN PERFECT PEACE!
Literacy does not equate wisdom. We have a lot of educated fools today ruling our country in con ways
Please ask who killed I. K. Acheampong and stop the nonsense
@@kylephillips2030 Who killed I.K. Acheampong?
@@tersooawen4249 Leaders of the AFRC Maj. Kojo Boakye Djan with the constitution. By then Lft. Jerry John Rawlings was a pawn in the game. He was used as a cover. As yourself why wasn’t he arrested when Mr. Kuffour took him to Hag for crimes committed during the late 70’s
@@kylephillips2030 What do you mean by "as you yourself"? I am not a Ghanian and my observation is purely based on the information presented in the video! There is nothing in the video indicating that Rawlings was a mere pawn in the hands of others!! I would be more reasonable in your shoes, at least on this matter!
Maybe I will revise my estimation of successful governments by putting Acheampong ahead of Kuffour and only behind Nkrumah:
1. Nkrumah
2. Acheampong
3. Kuffour
4. The rest.....
I may be wrong but from the history and annals told us, he did monumetal and made us self-reliant and sustainable. No borrowing was instructive.
1. Dr. Nkrumah
2. Gen. Acheampong
3. Flt. Rawlings
4. Mr. Mills
It’s for those who had Ghana at heart and helped build Ghana.
@@kylephillips2030 rawlings just maimed killed and murdered ... an opportunist to the core... he was anti nkrumah so put him in with the rest of the matemeho up pfp pnp people ... he pretended otherwise but his hero being kotoka says it all... a micro nationalist who found refuge amongst his mother's people... ably supported by the akan intelligentia on the quiet.. he did their bidding just like kotoka.. please ghanaians know that kotoka was ably supported by the the up/pnp cabal..
@@kylephillips2030exactly these NPP people don't want to admit Kufuor is overrated.
NPP don't have anyone who has done well for Ghana so they have to exhault Kufuor.
@@AYTM1200 him as a senior citizen knows how a changing of currency cripples a nation but for selfish reasons he changed the national currency and lied to the people with the saying “ THE VALUE IS THE SAME” till now. The cedis lost to the dollar by 30% how can that be. Now see us a nation
Simply a Patriot❤!
From Kenya....Just the ring of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong's name, made his name to be bandied about in our High school days...(and of course Gen. Afrifa).I've always been curious and searched the internet in vain! What a name! and then again I think it was in the news that his son refused to shake(then president) Rawling's hand during a football match(it was rumours, since there was no internet). Great story!!
The presidents who came from Ashanti Region have done a lot for the country, and we're very proud of them
Of the 60 something years of our country, Rawlings alone had almost 1/3 of that to rule this country and you can't compare his 20yrs achievement to Acheampong's 6yrs achievement.
This man sold off a lot of Nkrumah's companies and chased away some private entrepreneurs who were giving jobs to Ghanaians simply because they were] rich and came from the Akan group.
This man killed 2 Ashanti head of states in a single day for a crime he also perpetuated but the Ashantis never agitated till today. If this was done to some other tribes, only God knows what they would've done. Tribalism, envy and greed has always been our problem. Rest well General
Gen. Acheampong was able to achieve all that because he took over Dr. Nkrumah legacies, ideologues, and policies let’s speak the truth hear for one’s why is that we don’t like to call a spade a spade. They should also add what made him fall from his lovers in the army and the citizens
@@kylephillips2030ah but who at all is this defending and saying things in some manner. For him to have built on Nkrumahs policies, ideologies etc as you say, is that not even a good thing to applaud him for? How many leaders do that? So i ask you, was Yentua and operation feed yourself an ideology of Kwame? It seems you don’t like the idea that IK Acheampong was a great leader and you don’t want people to applaud him. What’s your problem? I’ve been following your replies and it’s either you’re defending Rawlings or trying to find an excuse to prevent someone from praising the man. Now listen, all these are unnecessary. It won’t change anything. Acheampongs legacy will live on. We’ll make sure people get to know the real Acheampong.
Hopefully you do know that the Asante and Akyems mainly... were the ones who encouraged both coups... main reason why they did not pull the trigger was because the Akan frowned on joining the military hence were not a majority of the officer corps who carried out coups... there surely were akwapims in the top aferi / otu but the middle level were gas and ewes and people from the northern territories... but the instigator of most coups were the NLM/UP matemeho factions who realized in an free open elections they could not win a majority, mainly because they did not have good policies .. they are micro nationalists and arrogant so the reset of the populations was never going to vote for them... hence they resorted in tacitly financing and laying grounds for certain officers to organize coups.. notice how they overthrew nkrumah and acheampong.. Now please know that most killings and murders happened in both anti nkrumah/acheampong coups.. kotoka/africa killed and terrorized the country and then rawlings came and overthrew pnp/liman's cpp aligned government also murdered and killed a lot.... do you think the asante/akyem shed a tear over the overthrow of liman's government? definitely not... they were quietly jubilating
the afrifa killing was long overdue... as kotoka is who looped him into the 1966 coup in order to get Asante support for an ewe coup...later for some strange reason like afrifa finding himself in the north when kotoka was killed by those brave young men, arthur/yeboa... and then wonders of wonders afrifa became brigadier and then boom general... the ewe's never forgave him.. they just bid their time... in my book justifiably..there's no honor among thieves.. he outwitted them and they got him in the end... again he participated in the maiming and killing of a lot of people aligned with nkrumah myself and most right thinking ghanaians shed no tears.
General I K Acheampong was à great leader who was betrayed by his colleagues.
While he was not among the officers who overthrew Nkrumah he participated in the administration---those guys were CIA agents and they betrayed Nkrumah. So everything that goes around, comes around, right?
May his Soul Rest in Peace.
General Acheampong has been slept on for a long time. I put him first followed by Nkrumah, giving the fact that to whom much is given, much is expected. With what General was able to achieve with the resources available then…
So we have such great history to learn an yet we never had the chance to read about this man way back in school but untill now??? such a great man by all standard, may he continue to rest in peace, Nana you did your part
when did the ghanaian like to study history ... we are too emotional and focus solely on the history that make us "look good". we never learn.. never ever hence we keep repeating the mistakes of the past... we love shiny objects ...how else would we allow people to come up with myths like "we descended from the heavens linked by a chain of gold ..." when all indications historically indicate your last stop was near modern day mauritania mali/senegal through la cote d'ivoire to your current location.. and that you are some special people when your "empire" was formed when you got to present day ghana... when in truth you are part of the the greater Akan migration and that there is nothing special genetically about you... or that a white people are so special that the half breed son who doesn't even know his father, and hence is a "bastard" among his mother's people is so special he can rule you for 20 years.. pardon my rant but my people need to hear bitter truths... damn the consequences...Now people whose got to today's ghana would rather be from israel than be from oyo in nigeria... rewriting history ... why ghana why ... that the guans came migrated from northern part of the country and inhabited this place prior to the rest of the groups who came later ... please study history ... it is a great guide...
What Kutu accomplished in just 6 years and, without borrowing is extremely astonishing 😮..., what a man,..., of the $300m national debt, he found a third to be ILLEGAL and refused to pay. As FWK Akuffo, he deserved what he got..., even me as kid growing up, I'd see him on TV and always thought he looked frighteningly wicked. I wasn't surprised about his SMC 2 nonsense, he a was cheap traitor.
I think IK Acheampong must turned into a subject and all Ghanaian politicians be forced to study it..
Can we honestly now accept the fact that the anti Nkrumah faction in ghana have never achieved much? they talk a good game never deliver anything and the incumbent government is a clear example...useless just pillaging...
@@asaasare220 well, you saying they’ve never achieved MUCH, to me, means they achieved a LITTLE (not much).., that’s where I disagree cos they’ve achieved ZILCH, NOTHING, ZERO etc etc… too bad the suffering masses ain’t angry enough.
@@ruutz1 they know how to demean disparage and denigrate others... I am old enough to remember when they turned Fathia Nkrumah losing a baby to Nkrumah's wife dilivered an animal.. theyre evil matemeho folk.. bombing innocent children and selling the country on Nkrumah running a gulag..
Thank you my brother/sister
Acheampong was the best head of state, Ghanaians had .
Great history. Narrator kept addressing the subject as lieutenant.
During the SMC 1 Acheampong was a lieutenant, he became a general in the SMC 2
In my books Akyeampong remains the best we’ve had!
We are worse off now. Kudos to Acheampong
We are worst off because of p/ ndc who weren't smart to know the factories were employing Ghanaians and they were empty to know the workers in all the factories paid tax and go to the market to buy to circulate the money to reduce hardship but they thought of hate and jealousy first then the tribe they were against ! Blame p/ndc for our worse
@@ironlady1730 This is exactly what I was trying to say 😀
Finally
Tono irrigation project in my town Navrongo was part of his achievement. He was a great leader by all standards.
But Kuffour claims he built it ooo
@@kylephillips2030when did he claim? 😂
This is my list of best president in my opinion
1. Nkrumah
2. Acheampong
3. Kuffour
4. Rawlings
5. Mills
6. Mahama
7. Nana Addo is obviously last
Nana is right after Nkrumah. Mills never did anything. As for skay Queen Master forget it 😅😅😅😅
Rawlings should be number 3
@@phelixphelix227 Thieves like rawlings shouldn't be on the list. He never did anything in Ghana apart from killings and beating makalu women and brainwashing Ghanaians. In 1983 Ghana had famine. Only think he did was Kumasi roads. He's a thief and sent his kids to study in Ireland. He ruined Ghana education and brought cash and carry to kill people. Biggest joke
You just Ranked Rawlings who killed the entrepreneur spirit in Ghana. Killed Acheampong and over threw an elected government. Sent Ghana to imf. Under Rawling leadership we were tagged "poor Ghana"
@@sethpoku1864 Don't waste your breath. They were kids or they enjoyed the stolen money too.
Ghanaians died from hunger in 1983 whilst the therefore Rawlings and his family and mafia tribesmen enjoyed Ghana money 💰
During Col Acheampong's time the exchange rate was 2 cedis to 2 pounds.
The public transport was 'A' star. Neat buses, punctual, beautiful bus shelters and terminals, free bus ride for all children.
Ghana Food Distribution centres across the country, which offered standard prices for food stuff so it controlled prices. Employment of food distribution franchises were all over the country. Fish and meat cottages.
State owned cattle ranches in the North, Mankoadze fishery, Tomato factory at Paga, North, Asutuare sugar plantation and producing sugar factory, Bonza tyre factory, western region, matchete factory, neopolan bus assembly plant, Kumasi, Nsawam cannery factory that produced canned fruits, marmalade, jams etc.
Every 6th March, school children both in public and private were given a full box of chocolate to celebrate the day.
Us the now old citizens and first Ghanaians post colonial enjoyed our young and youthful days. I wish a lot of history can be told so those who came so well after us will appreciate the past leaders and sacrifices they made. We are all sitting on their shoulders. Without their sacrifices and challenges where will we be?
NPP tried to look good by copying what Gen. Acheampong on the policies Dr. Nkrumah left
Woow nana this is great good to have people like you around. I guess you know a lot of history about the Acheampong , Nkrumah and Busia era. I would love to meet you for more🙏🙏
@@kylephillips2030 NPP added their contribution to the progressive quota for the country. All previous governments did so too.
You the younger generation haven't been through much so permit me to say that your voices are always too loud.
Our days, we had limited tarred roads. Walking was the norm. During Nkrumah's era, some of his cabinet members who lived at Nyaniba estate, Osu walked to parliament. That is their sacrifice for all of us. Accra was even better than other regions because it was the capital. I'm a Gadangme woman who grew up in Accra. So I remember the roads that were tarred and how the city has now grown into so many suburbs and overflowing with people migrating from the other regions and externally.
My parents after university those days had to serve their national service assisting to build secondary schools. My late father was posted to Sunyani to oversee the building of Sunyani secondary school. Accommodation for my dad, first acting headmaster was in the overgrown bush. We sometimes woked up to see dangerous reptiles on the balcony. That did not deter my parents to give up since they hailed from the semi developed southern part of the country. They were determined to see the project through, which they did, so people in that area could benefit from good education. My mum was an educationist too and would walk down the overgrown hill to go and teach primary level pupils in town. Yet still, they never complained about the atrocious working environment and meagre pay. They were passionate to serve God, country and man.
Our days during Col Acheampong's time university students had to carry heavy cocoa bags on their backs from the hinterland to towns to help the country build up its foreign exchange. The reason of this challenged task was due to bad roads. We were proud patriotic citizens who delivered the task to support the country. Younger generation, please hold your horses and add value. Get involved. Add your little quota how ever. Stop subtracting values. Leave a small legacy wherever you find yourself to make a difference.
We the older generation witnessed so much pain during colonial era, the coups, challenges, 3 years drought, hunger late 70s to early 80s. It has humbled and spured us on to work hard, be part of change and respect all irrespective of.
We were taught that the country can continue to grow as a result of our good and great efforts. I encourage you the younger generation to learn more about the SWOT of Ghana during colonial era and post. It will benefit you tremendously and allow you to give constructive criticism and also be participative.
@@nanaopsem8693well said ma’am
Let's go from here, COYB
Oh it was his time that University students had to go carry cocoa beans from the hinterland so the country can build up its foreign exchange reserves.
Students had to carry sacks of heavy cocoa beans for three months. The now old citizens carried out their civic duties with love and no complain. We sacrificed our comforts in homes and towns to live in deep villages so this beautiful country can progress.
The best government after Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, indeed!!
Never again Ghana for another coup.
Why is the commentator referring to him as Lt Acheampong at the time of the coup?
At the time of his coup he was a lieutenant he became a general in the SMC 2.
Lt Colonel sir@@kwakuannantv6056
They just want to say the great side of the story to make Gen. Acheampong great, thou he was one of the greatest leaders because he followed the policies and ideologies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah left. Let’s ask who made Gen. Acheampong the man he became? Let’s ask great questions why he fell of the hearts of the citizens of Ghana??
So unnecessary! If he was influenced by Nkrumah and he did great things out of it, is that not achievements? Now tell us. Who made Acheampong who he is? And why did he fall per your assertion? Let’s assume we don’t know. Tell us. Your agenda is so clearrrr
Such a needless comment. Troll
Akyampong did all these without borrowing. Imagine Akyampong have access to the billions of dollars borrowed by the current regime
One thing you have to know is that when this people lend you their money they decide what the money plus your own money must be used for. So if he were subservient and borrowed from them he wouldn’t have been able to use it in such a wise manner. Remember the borrower is a slave to the lender. If he had access(not by borrowing) to the billions they have today then it would have been a different ball game. He would have even done better.
Very Sad
In Acheapong time Carl Ploetner constructions came to Ghana in 1975.Carl Ploetner later became Cpconstruction Pioneers CP.Carl Ploetne merged with the local Construction company call Mijinyawa Mahama and Sons ltd in 1975.Which Mijinyawa Mahama and Sons of Bawku had fifty percent shares in Carl Ploetner gh ltd in 1975.
I don't like people who are biased in their opinion. My question to the host of this program is, had it been UWP starting off this airport project, would you be asking the question of maintenance?
In Acheampong time in 1975 foreign companies sold their 50% shares to the citizens of Ghana including Carl Ploetner gh lltd which came from Brenmen Germany.
But some politicians painted him black 😭😭 the only head of state with IMF
No wonder he was an Nkrumahist
Acheampong never borrowed money from anywhere. I remember my drunkard elemeary teacher keep singing Yen Tua after booze.I didn't understand at the time, I do now. 😂😂😂😂 Yen Tua
Great doc that has piqued my interest in Ghana post independence and how each head of state came into power and how they were disposed. My only criticism is that they really didn’t delve into why Gen Acheampong was overthrown. What were the true conditions on the people? I have read of military brutality during this period, I did not see any of that in this doc. Just would have like to see a more balanced perspective but this will suffice for now.
Just want to point out that the executive producer of this doc is the Kutu Acheampong Foundation so it is expected that they will lean on the more positive side of his time as head of state much more.
They just want to say the great side of the story to make Gen. Acheampong great, thou he was one of the greatest leaders because he followed the policies and ideologies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah left. Let’s ask who made Gen. Acheampong the man he became? Let’s ask great questions
@@kylephillips2030 Through learning, resilience, hard work, and discipline he made himself. To me he was civilized by understanding that yen kum dwafoc ndi dwa.
Now you all know how harmful Rawlings has been to Ghanaians and our economy as a whole. God bless the soul of I K Acheampong, the son of Atwima
Stop the nonsense and learn
So Afia koby was built by achempong.
Jj ruled for so many years but didn’t do anything for Ghana
U lied jj remain the greatest
@@AmehaviePaul The greatest in killing?
Acheampong’s govt was much better than NPP’s Nana Addo
And Better than Rawlings administration, who executed Gen Acheampong…
Acheampong was far far far far better than Rawlings and his useless ndc who sent Ghana to IMF and HIPC
A million times
The best presidents in Ghana are
1.Dr.Nkrumah
2.Rawlings
3.Mahama
4.Acheampong
5.Atta Mills
6. Kuffuor
7. Akuffo Addo
5. J.A. Kuffuor
6. Akuffo Addo 45:36
7.Busiah
From this list you must be an Ewe.. you ranked Rawlings who sent Ghana to Hipc as #2
Ewes don’t hate or envy anyone. Any honest Ghanaian knows what the truth is. Let’s grow up and mature that is the only way Ghana will better, that’s if truly our desire.
@@Noble724 ooh really ? Then why did you destroy Akan businesses and killed Akans ? What was your ethnic cleansing about ?
Busia was a PM not a president…
Apenteng. Intravenous Infusions.
Apenteng. Panbros Salt.
Apenteng. Industry. Leadership
Then why was he killed by firing squard ?
What Gen. Acheampong did for Ghana for 7 years p/ndc hasn't done 1/100 of it for 27 useless and wasteful years they governed Ghana ! I was a school girl during his time and i liked him till now the reason i hate p/ndc ! There was nothing like unemployment, there was nothing like hardship there was nothing like IMF we didnt even know what that was ! He built estate houses in every regional capital, he built state hotels in all the regional capitals, Ghana wasn't importing vehicles because of the embargo placed on Ghana for his yentua to the international community so he empowered Kumasi magazine to build wato nkyen lorries for travellers ! He saw to it everything was made in Ghana and Ghanaians participated ! The Ahwois and Totobi Kwakyes and others were in the university during his time and he fed the universities with chicken and good food but Ghanaians nature never appreciate anything these students were on demonstrations for being fed too much with chicken after the bogus so called revolution are universty students fed with chicken ? Ndc is not good for Ghana P/ndc deteriorated Ghana
Please ask good questions if you don’t know what to say. Stop the nonsense
@@kylephillips2030troll! I see you being negative on this platform. Why? Grow up.
General Acheampong travelled with Ethiopia Airlines and not private jet.
What caused the deteriorating economy in 1975? The video says that the Feed Yourself Program was successful and then it suddenly wasn't? I don't understand.
At that time, we were heavily dependent on diesel and petrol which were imported from Nigeria, that same time too, the Nigeria economy was struggling , because fuel prices drop drastically affecting the Nigerian Economy and the sub region.
adeyinkamakinde.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-tragedy-of-ignatius-acheampong.html
@@stanitebros glad for your addition
The British should have ruled till 2000 period
Why
@@Mabeltrots because we all want to go to Britain
@@memphisakan4691 nope... Please do you know when Britain had their independence
Ghana is on the part to redemption (redeem itself) and its taking time 1 step forward 2 steps back, but we will get there. And we all must work our way towards that.
@@dearjoewap970 when they were ruling Ghana we were ahead of Asia
Obviously, Ghana did not rid itself of corruption with βull£ts. Afrifa tried, Rawlings tried, and things are the same, if not even worse. We have to find another way...
How did Rawlings try?
@@sethpoku1864 I'm assuming the question is rhetorical. You mean you don't know the AFRC/house cleaning history? I have inserted the wikipedia link below ... if youtube disallows, google AFRC
@@sethpoku1864 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Revolutionary_Council_(Ghana)
@@gh_blaqsoap2846 They were judges on their own cases, so they called it corruption, I guess. He will not be perfect tho.
Nonsense! He was overthrown and I believe was also in detention. So why was he executed? So much bloods has been unnecessarily shed on this soil.
I think Ghanaians mostly develop that attitude... For even just doing well they want you to go away
This historical account is not complete and a bit twisted.
General Acheampong was called KUTI which later became KUTU.
His change of name you should have explained because it had a significant political underpin8ng.
He was never called Kuti.
RIP
Hmm
What made joyfm post this good documentary at their website ? The best post joyfm has ever made Ghanaians watch ! They always for the ndc the enemy of Ghana
Poor journalism, if you don't do your research well you'd misinform with your lack of knowledge; a lieutenant colonel is NOT the same as a lieutenant. JoyNews go and check how much you've reduced Kutu's rank.
Ghanaians spoiled by achampon,s and afrifa
The most unfortunate leader that happened in Ghana
The most brain 🧠 dead leader ever governed Ghana
It is interesting how a man who was accused and vilified for bringing kalabule to Ghana and was eventually shot at the firing squad for his so called corruption has become a hero years after his demise. Today, we all think that Acheampong was a great leader, but in his time, he was thought to be the worst leader that Ghana ever had, hmmmmmm..
My brother, you know the pull him down elements in our society. They know how destroy people even if they are doing the right things.
Today the destroyers have lied their way to power and looting the nation’s coffers to enrich themselves. The gullible in the society are following their lies and defending to continue with their evil and criminal activities. These people hate developments. The day of reckoning is very close and will be very devastating. Trust me.
Ghanaians don’t learn and never wants to learn. Stop the nonsense and ask good questions for answers
He probably was a Lt Col no it a Lt
Lt Colonel being promoted to Colonel on the very day he stage the coup. Poor journalism and lack of research
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He was killed for nothing
He was killed because he fell for the tricks of the CIA and it cost him his dear life. He even did bad things but they never wanted to say. Every man had his good and bad side which is part of live no man is an island
General I K Acheampong was though a military officer yet he was a better leader than Mahama
My tentative opinion based on this video:
1. Acheampong
2. Kufuor
3. Rawlings
4. Mahama
5. Akufo-Addo
6. Busia
7. Nkrumah (last, because he is a communist)
How my understanding about Ghana has evolved.
The first time I learned about Ghana was from MLK. He had promoted Nkrumah as the hope for Africa's future.
But not many sources were available on Africa back in 2000. The encyclopedias told me that Nkrumah and his successors were corrupt and that Rawlings cleaned up the mess. I was also concluding that King, Mandela and similar activists were communists. I had taken the King pill from Alan Stang. King simply isn't the color-blind black conservative that the GOP thinks he is. So now I thought that Nkrumah is one of these communists. I thought that Rawlings was the conservative leader that rolled back Nkrumah's communism. I even forgot that there were leaders between Nkrumah and Rawlings.
More recently, I learn about the CIA and the Cold War. Dulles attacked anything that vaguely resembles the left. Arbenz, Mossadegh, and Lumumba were not communists. Now Trump is one of these martyrs. Blaming Russia is nothing new.
Then I read George Ayittey. He has a low opinion about everything. He supported Kufuor. I watched
New Africa. Their videos indicated that the conservative leader that rolled back Nkrumah's communism is Busia. However, they do not go over the rest of Ghana's history. I never understood why so many coups were necessary.
I moved towards the conclusion that Rawlings was not one of the good guys. Some sources even say that Rawlings was a communist. I concluded that Ghana's struggle is against both communists and fascists. Nkrumah was right about the terrorists, but that does not justify his autocracy. Acheampong's coup against a democratic leader indicates that he is a fascist. The first coup of Rawlings was necessary to remove a dictator but the second coup was unnecessary. The autocratic behavior of Rawlings after 1990 resembles Museveni. Kufuor is Ghana's Bobi Wine. Mahama seems like the return of Rawlings. Akufo-Addo is the return of Kufuor. It made sense.
But this video tells me I am wrong again. It now seems that Acheampong did not betray Lumumba. Akufo-Addo's behavior does not make sense. No one in the GOP today would be supporting the 1619 Project. Akufo-Addo is a RINO. Ghana is complicated. Lumumba turns out to be similar to Clarence Thomas. His words included: "we will eradicate all discrimination whatever its origin". The left treats Clarence Thomas like an evolué. They spit in his face and call him ape. Malcolm does not recommend chumps.
I must add that I discovered how toxic Ayittey can be. I admire his staunch capitalism, but that is as far as it goes. He supports Obama, Soros, and the Nobel Savage Prize. He approves of the assassination of Gaddafi. Calls Lumumba a socialist. Agrees with Malema what Boers must go. He is now deceased. Ayittey is a WEF socialist. Promotes ubuntu. His agenda: you will own nothing, eat Pygmies and be happy. He is influenced by Rousseau's noble savage theory, and it shows. Kanye hates ubuntu. Lumumba is an individualist: without dignity there is no freedom.
Dr. Nkrumah was never a communist please go learn your facts and come again
One Unified Socialist Africa sucked. Interference with other countries. Conscienceism is word salad. Obama assassinated Gaddafi because Obama us a Nkrumaist. Empty Words = Empty Suit. Need I say more?
Isn’t Acheampong an Ashanti, yet you will see some fools coming on social media to insult and attack Ashantis that they are the problem of Ghana.
They try to pretend Acheampong didn’t exist
Acheampong govt destroyed Ghana. Kalabuley and gifting Golf cars to young girls was the order of the time.
Were u there!talk about the good things he did.From the doc it said he never borrowed.
THE SELF HATE OF BLACK PEOPLE HAS NO END....
WHICH LEADER IN GHANAIAN POLITICS HAS NOT BEEN CORRUPT???? Tell me.....
Tears all over my eyes as I watch this documentary. Selfishness, greed, betrayal, corruption, tribalism, impatience, unnecessary criticism and rants have caused more harm than good. In fact, we are our own enemies 😢
You are Npp guy .. no wonder
@yawbarima1298 this is not self hate. It's true. Acheampong, Rawlings , and Nkrumah to some extent ruined Ghana. If JB Danquah or Busia had ruled the nation, Ghana would have been a developed nation by now.
He was killed because he was Ashanti
Through out Ghana history, Akans, (Ashantes ) try to eliminate VOLTARIANS, but will deny these
Stop these tribal nonesense, nobody cares about your tribal bigotry.
@TWUMKWAME5
Always tribalism that's one of the things destroyed Ghana 🇬🇭
Stop this childish talk bro! Akans Voltarians etc we are one people.my brother an Akan is married to a voltarian.lets end this tribal thing and as young people bring ideas as to how we will move gh forward.
Nonsense. You are tribal bigot and we know that fiafito Jj failed. You will always feel second class because of envy.
Ewes always doing tribalism but always wants to play victims
He destroyed Ghana by overthrowing Nkrumah,he was part of that coup
He didn't overthrow nkrumah....read wide my brother...
Wicked JJ with his henchmen Awoonor and Tsikata tried to eliminate mostly Ajans due to envy and failed big time.
Next time there will be push back walahi 😅😅😅
John Mahama did not give the people of Ghana normal governmence, but a failed one. John Mahama! Waooooo, the people of Ghana shouldn't go for a failed man. 4 years, what will John Mahama do. He doesn't postulate any policy, but a failed one, 24 hours, alrewhich already exists. If the good of ghana votes for John Mahama, he will only waste our time by making noise that ehe N P.P. government has stolen money, which will go where , watch it.
And it’s a fact that NPP has taken Ghana backwards to 1965
@Eric Arthur, why are ignorant and narrow-minded people like you still allowed to comment on social media?
All Ghanaians sofering from afrifa and achampon.
Who is comparing Akufo Addo's thievery and highly corrupted government to a hard working intelligence Achaempong God bless him . But why is Akufo Addo always trying to promote his dad, his dad did nothing just betrayal.
All Ghanaians sofering from afrifa and achampon.
Food was in abundance and we exported food in large quantities.
All Ghanaians sofering from afrifa and achampon.
All Ghanaians sofering from afrifa and achampon.
All Ghanaians sofering from afrifa and achampon.