Brig. Akwasi Afrifa of Ghana Visits Maj. Gen. Yakubu Gowon | July 1969
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Footage of the state visit to Nigeria by Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa, the Ghanaian head of state on July 25th 1969.
The two-day visit was about discussing "international issues" and "strengthening ties" between Ghana and Nigeria.
Both Afrifa and his host, Major General Yakubu Gowon were colleagues at Sandhurst Military Academy.
Transcript of Gowon's welcoming remarks:
"Your visit today is both historic and unique - historic, because this is the first time, I believe, that two Sandhurst graduates from the same company Normandy Company are meeting as heads of state (APPLAUSE) and heads of countries, and unique because it gives us a chance to work on the better future relations between our two countries. We in Nigeria are following with keen interest the steps the National Liberation Council is taking to return to civilian administration. It is our fervent hope and prayer that the civilian government that will emerge will usher in a period of prosperity, stability and happiness for Ghana and its people. Your successful transition period from military to civilian rule will no doubt provide useful guidelines to many a country in Africa in the future. As you are aware, it is also our ultimate goal to restore civilian rule to this country." (APPLAUSE)
Source: Reuters News.
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I have never heard Afrifa speak before. Thank you
Likewise, he is from my hometown, Ashanti Mampong
@@donaldakwasianokye4724 Mampong Krobo to be precise... I just love him in respective of his short coming, he is still a HERO to me....
Yes David I am equally from Mampong krobo, so Afrifa will continue to be a hero for us
DONALD AKWASI ANOKYE, would you please articulate why and how the late General Afrifa is a hero. Please stay away from the tribalism crap. Tell me within the context of Ghana and Africa how, this gallant fool of a general is a hero.
@@youssefcamara3916 what do u understand by a hero? What had this got to do with tribalism? That fact that he is from my hometown so I am sounding tribalism?
Even to stage a coup detat n succeed alone makes u a hero.
Do u know the development he brought to his hometown krobo?
Stop this envyness ,u can never hate the Ashanti tribe wai they are always superior.
Katakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa...Good to hear him speak.
Will always thank you for refreshing our memories, and being an ardent protector oh world history in general and African history in particular. Thanks a lot
Does any realize how our accent has changed during the past years?
They spoke well.
Yea! we realized it....... and it's changed over the years, cuz of years of hunger n suffering in Africa, especially in Ghana n Nigeria. I mean, who wants to pay attention to little stuffs like accent, when their stomach is starving or when they're thinking of how to pay their bills?
I never see him speak before Nigeria and Ghana No be today. God bless Ghana and Nigeria.
When men were cultured , refined and spoke well.
Thanks for the upload!
The mistake we make in this 21st century is that, we tend to judge the old guys with modern spectacles and with the benefit of hindsight...
Nkrumah still remains the best thing to ever happen to Africa... But we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that, he was running faster than the regular African then, and probably now...
He made a lot of enemies, they sabotaged him and strangled poor and little Ghana... nkrumah was good but too radical and it caused him his downfall... Around 1965, things were crumbling in Ghana, not cos of his performance as a head of state but from unseen imperialist hands...
A reason there were so many assassination attempts on his life....
Most of those who tried had genuine reasons and some of them were pushed by unseen, yet powerful hands....
In his quest to be safe, he became paranoid and a dictator...
Nkrumah should've involved the jb danquahs cos they were all jealous, yet resourceful...
Kotoka and Afrifa did what was best for majority of Ghanaians then.... The coup was a popular one....
What Afrifa did right was the transition of power into the hands of the civilians... Maybe he favored Busia as it's generally speculated.... It changes nothing cos even the head of the electoral commission still votes...
Handing over power he had ceased from nkrumah who had been declared president for life into the hands of the civilians , makes him a hero...
This man retired from the army, therefore dumping all fears that he could one day come and cease power ....
So he didn't deserve to die like that...
He was protected by the indemnity clause in the constitution so there was to be no retribution for his 1966 coup...
Why was general Ankrah not also killed in 1979?
It's obvious, some people felt he had to die for supposedly having a hand in Kotokas death....
I don't wanna sound tribalistic , but even rawlings admitted recently that Afrifa wasn't part of the list originally.....
Acheampong can't be defended as much as Afrifa.... He fu*ked everything up....
No one actually deserved to die.... Life imprisonment in a maximum secured area would've been better......
It's painful but let's try and heal all wounds and move on in life...
De Governor (USA)
Men i love ur analysis of the post independent ghana am from Cameroon and since independent and the reunification of the the two cameroons we had just two presidents but you guys are far more better than us in every aspect Ghanians have to honour all thier past states men forgive and learn a good lesson of thier weakness and failures and come out with something positive poltical powers should never be used to target those that do not agree with you unfortunately we keep on doing the same thing Lord have mercy on us and bless us with ur wisdom knowledge and understanding to tackle the challenges facing africa as a whole
I like your a analysis however I differ on the account why was General Joseph Ankrah not killed. Remember Ankrah was already retired by Nkrumah before the first coup. He was brought out from retirement to head the PRC that’s why he doesn’t dress up in a Full General uniform through out his stint as chairman of PRC. Secondly the corruption allegation put paid to his time as chairman of the PRC hence it’s like a sufficient penalty for him
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. The generals came in bloodshed, karma came hunting for them
I have just started watching these videos and i really want to learn
I would like to know what the Danquahs had against nkrumah and why you claim they were resourceful
I like your analysis but you don't justify one Gen. just to condemn another
Gen. Acheampong did what he could, some of the things he implemented then are things practised in modern Ghana "Operation feed yourself" was essential and vital looking at Ghana's History
they all had the best interest of Ghana at heart but circumstances that were beyond their control set in
Ghana's history should be revised.....there's a lot to learn
They were very young! Gowon and Afrifa look like they just came out of their teens.
They were in their early 30s
They were in the same class at a military school Sandhurst and same company at same time, Normandy Co.
@ Kofi G, Gowon and Afrifa belonged to the same company but they did not attend Sandhurst at the same time. Gowon attended before Afrifa. Afrifa attended at the same time as FWK Akuffo, like him a future Head of State.
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Gowon was a very good speaker.
Is*
I just want to say thank you for your videos. We cannot forge ahead as a nation without understanding our history. Thank you once again
It’s sad that this poor guy was actually executed in June 1979 by his own soldiers. Pauvre Afrique, qui gouverne par l’épée, péri par l’épée.
I am a little surprised (but not totally shocked) about the fact that none of the comments here appear to have examined the nature of the Nigeria-Ghana relationship from a historical perspective as well as in regard to what Gowon and Afrifa were attempting to achieve in 1969. After all, Gowon quickly returned the favour with a visit to Ghana and both countries signed an accord.
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Great piece..
Many thanks for this historical reminder. We need to go back to our roots and not allow a few bad nuts disturb the tranquility we have enjoyed in time past.. thanks once again
Good old days..Thanks for uploading
Their English was just perfect unlike now that's has been americanised
The question is how did Nigerians get from speaking like that to the way they speak now?
@@papaqwesi9263 corrupted nation. When a nation is corrupted everything about the people become corrupted.
Ben Adre So true , watched a couple during that period and their English are so well spoken!!!
Americanization of the world
Who will agree that the downfall of Ghana was through this very guy and his colleagues ?
Hello Adeyinka
I hope all is well
I am personally fascinated by the wealth of knowledge you have
I am a budding historian and would be very happy if we could exchange ideas.
Fond regards
They really look alike.
Thank you sir for this give us more
My great grand father Afrifa
We are family then!
Excellent! One of the well educated Generals and a Gentleman.
The good old days.
Kudos Mr. Makinde
The name GOWON stands 4 five words which make a meaning and that it is Go On With One Nigeria. Does that make SENSE?
It's very interesting that the same year, Ghana's new civilian leaders Busia and Akufo-Addo (who were backed by this same Afrifa) sacked Nigerians from Ghana on short notice, calling them "aliens," through the enactment of a xenophobic law called Aliens Compliance Order (1969). Even students who were born in Ghana and lived freely during Kwame Nkrumah's rule were all expelled back to Nigeria. Busia's government blamed Nigerians for Ghana's economic woes and drove them out along with other West African nationals.
Great Leader
I know this story but I hv not watched the video of it thanks
Were you taught in sandhurst military Academy to overthrow governments elected by the people.
Apparently not Nana Malik. Sandhurst taught them about soldiering which included respecting constitutional norms and respect for elected civilian government. Using the state's monopoly of arms was utlised to settle tribal grievances or promote tribal hegemony, and advance personal fortunes. The former "colonial masters" and imperialists were also involved in both Francophone and Anglophone worlds.
@@adeyinkamakinde6164 Thanks,Ade.I am very proud of what you are doing for Africa.
Definitely Sandhurst was a coup plotters school for Africa militaries. Just check the list of former leaders.
Nana Malik, spot on. They're agents of neocolonialism, trained to overthrow civilian governments. Sandhurst once advertised in a British magazine, Private Eye, if you want to rule vast swathe of land, come to Sandhurst.
@@leszobee823 Utter nonsense. Please post the articles .
Maxwell Nyarko.
The young Senior military officer was killed for nothing but, on tribal sentiment. The coup in which Gen. Afrifa and others were killed brought no benefit to the great Nation Ghana but rather uncivility.
What about those who were killed when they overthrow Osagyefo Kwame nkrumah is that coup brought us something ?
The overthrow of Nkrumah was not only necessary but also inevitable as Nkrumah government gave the people no option for a peaceful change in government.
Yaw Owusu well, this is one of the rotten notion in Africa. Coup d’état has never solve the problem of any country in Africa. The overthrow of doctor Nkrumah was wrong and criminal. Afrifa should have been to publicly answer questions about the overthrow and doctor Nkrumah administration. Shane on all these military government who wrecked Africa. They are not even capable of running properly a battalion, let alone a country.
@@youssefcamara3916 KWAME NKRUMAH DESERVED TO BE OVER THROWN BECAUSE HE WAS A DICTATOR IN SUIT. HOW CAN HE DECLARED THE COUNTRY AS ONE PARTY STATE BY RULING GHANAIANS IN WITH TYRANNY WITHOUT ANY OPPOSITION IN HIS GOVERNANCE, GHANAIANS DOESN'T LIKE THE TRUTH. AND LET ME TELL YOU IGNORANT GHANAIANS THAT IT WASN'T AFRIFA WHO WAS THE KEY LEADER OF NKRUMAH'S OVERTHROWN BUT WAS GENERAL ANKRAH AND KOTOKA
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Very nice Sir
1969? The civil war in Nigeria was still on at that time
Yes, a harsh act by the civilian government of Dr. Kofi Busia which occurred in November 1969 - five months after this "brotherly meeting" (Gowon returned the favour by visiting Ghana a few weeks later).
Who is that soldier always with Gowon?
Lt Col William Walbe
Sandhurst only had the idea to iradicate their jejune understanding of things and to jeopardize the injudicious approach to governance. He achieved that by teaching them soldiering to utilize hegemony so as to ingratiate many of them.
They purposely killed them because Rawlings and his people were afraid of Afrifa,Acheampong etc.They would feel uncomfortable if these people were alive during their takeover
After the 1966 coup, who demanded the keys to the bank of Ghana vault room from the bank manager? Who short him to death after opening the vault full of gold bars? Who killed Capt. Bawah and Avevor? Who ever did it got his reward in 1979.
It appears it was Hamidu who forced Afrifa's name on the list according to Rawlings. He did not mention him by name but he gave a hint who he was - a former member of the SMC and a well respected General. Rawlings said he later found out Hamidu was jealous of Afrifa.
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HE DID WELL TO OVERTHROW THE DICTATOR
And he himself was shot like a common criminal, while today the "dictator" is celebrated all over Africa.
*Adeyinka
They all give the same speech with no fruit.
Afrifah was a bad man....he watched over the death of kotoka