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Previously, Ankrah was appointed the first commander of the Ghana Army in 1961.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"18 August 1915","date":"1915-08-18"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Accra","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3761"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"25 November 1992","date":"1992-11-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Accra","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3761"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ghana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"head of state","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48352"},{"text":"foreign minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7330070"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Accra Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4672815"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Ghana (24 February 1966 – 2 April 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2672728","start":"1966-02-24","end":"1969-04-02"},{"text":"chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (24 February 1966 – 5 November 1966)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19161632","start":"1966-02-24","end":"1966-11-05"},{"text":"Minister for Defence (1966–1968)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6865779","start":"1966","end":"1968"},{"text":"Minister for Foreign Affairs","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1829500"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Arthur_Ankrah","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356728"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Joseph Arthur Ankrah born?","a":"Joseph Arthur Ankrah was born on 18 August 1915 in Accra."},{"q":"What positions has Joseph Arthur Ankrah held?","a":"Positions held by Joseph Arthur Ankrah include: President of Ghana (1966–1969); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Joseph Arthur Ankrah in America (cropped).jpg — Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain.","cite":"\"Joseph Arthur Ankrah\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-arthur-ankrah. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T08:07:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-arthur-ankrah","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-arthur-ankrah","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-arthur-ankrah?lang=ne"}}