Robert Kotei Politician

Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei (1935 – 26 June 1979) was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council which ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in 1979, following a military coup. He also held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1935
Religion
Christian
Date of deathJune 26, 1979
Place of death
Ghana , Accra , Greater Accra Region
Profession
Soldier

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Office holder

military branch
Ghana Army
military command
Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Defence Staff
military rank
Major general
officeMember of the Supreme Military Council
president
relation

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