Daniel Addo (soldier)
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AllegianceGhana
Service / branch Ghana army
RankMajor General
Commands
- Chief of the Defence Staff
- Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade Group (now Northern Command)
Daniel K. Addo | |
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| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service | Ghana army |
| Rank | Major General |
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| Other work | Commissioner for Agriculture |
Major General Daniel K. Addo is a former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. He is a Ghanaian soldier and politician.
Daniel Addo was once Commander of the Second Infantry Brigade Group (now the Northern Command) of the Ghana army. The headquarters was at Kumasi. He had responsibility for all units in the northern half of Ghana.[1] He became Chief of Army Staff in August 1969.[2] In June 1971, he was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff by the Busia government, a position he still occupied at the time of the coup d'état that replaced it with the National Redemption Council military government. He was relieved of his post after the coup.[3]