Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko
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Honourable Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Mampong North | |
| In office 24 September 1979 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Akwasi Afrifa |
| Succeeded by | Military coup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 11 October 2021 (aged 92–93) |
| Resting place | Asante Mampong |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ebenezer Augustus Kwasi Akuoko (1928–2021) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Mampong North in the Third Republic of Ghana. He became a member of parliament following a by-election due to the execution by firing squad of Afrifa and other senior military officers on 26 June 1979.[1] Afrifa had won the seat in the 1979 Ghanaian general election but never got to take his seat in parliament. His execution followed a coup d'état on 4 June 1979 which led to the formation of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council military government.[2]
Akuoko was married to Sophia Nana Wiba Sackey, with whom he had two daughters, Anastasia and Felicia. She died after a short illness in October 2019.[3] Akuoko died in October 2021 aged 93. He had thirteen children.[4][5]