Ghana: Information on any attempted coup against the government since the 1992 election, and on the sentence for a person convicted of attempting a coup
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA22200.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on any attempted coup against the government since the 1992 election, and on the sentence for a person convicted of attempting a coup, 1 November 1995, GHA22200.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbdc.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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For information on individuals arrested and/or charged with plotting a coup against the government of Ghana, please consult page 140 of Amnesty International Report 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres. The attached articles, arranged in chronological order for your convenience, describe alleged coup attempts against the Ghanaian government since November 1992.
For information on the penalty for a person convicted of attempting a coup, please consult Response to Information Request GHA20190.E of 13 April 1995, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
The Ghanaian Voice [Accra, in English]. 2-6 June 1993. "Ex-Army Officer Arrested in Nigeria for Coup Plot." (FBIS-AFR-93-107 7 June 1993, p. 28)
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Radio Network [Accra, in English]. 23 April 1994. "Newspaper Reports Discovery of Coup Plot." (FBIS-AFR-94-079 25 Apr. 1994, p. 57)
KNA [Nairobi, in English]. 24 April 1994. "Further on Alleged Plot." (FBIS-AFR-94-079 25 Apr. 1994, p. 57)
West Africa [London]. 2-8 May 1994. "Ghana: Coup Plot Discovered," pp. 783-84.
_____. 16-22 May 1994. Desmond Davies. "Ghana: Uneasy Calm Prevails," pp. 864-66.
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. [Oxford]. 21 May 1994. Vol. 31, No. 4. "'Coup Plot' Claim," p. 11408.
Inter Press Service (IPS). 16 June 1994. Divine Koblah. "Ghana-Politics: Coup Plotter on Trial Brings Back Bad Memories." (NEXIS)
The Ghanaian Voice [Accra, in English]. 26-27 September 1994. "Government Tightens Security After Alleged Attempted Coup." (FBIS-AFR-94-190 30 Sept. 1994, pp. 11-12)
New African [London]. December 1994. "Ghana: Tsikata's Waterloo," p. 35.
