List of heads of state of Ghana

Dis na di list of di heads of stet of Ghana, fom di independence of Ghana for 1957 insaid rish present dey."Independence, Coups, an di Repoblik, 1957–present".

Fom 1957 rish 1960 di head of stet onda di konstitushon of 1957 Wen di Queen of Ghana, Elizabeth ii, wey bi di Queen of di United Kingdom an oda Commonwealth wey dey onda. Na one big pesin dey stan for am in Ghana by govnor general. Ghana bi repoblik onda di Commonwealth onda di konstitushon of 1960 an di dem reples govnor genral by exekutiv president.

Monarch (1957–1960)

As dem tek reples am for throne na di sem as di dem tek replez di British throne

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Reign			Royal House	Prime minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1		Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022)	6 March 1957	1 July 1960	Templet:Ayd	Windsor	Nkrumah

Govnor-general

Flag of the governor-general of Ghana

Di govnor-general bi di representative of di monarch in Ghana an uze most of di pawa of di monarch. Di govnor-general dey for partikular term, sarf onda di monarch. Since Ghana don get independence by di Ghana Independence Act 1957, dem no fest stat as a semi-autonomous Dominion an leta rish independence by di [[Statute of Westminster 19 goveial govnor, wey sarf as governor-general temporaril i replez am wit William Hare. Wen nobodi dey chief justicesarf as officer administering the government.

Status

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Monarch	Prime minister
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Sir Charles Arden-Clarke (1898–1962)	6 March 1957	14 May 1957	Templet:Ayd	Elizabeth II	Nkrumah
–		Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (1894–1967)	14 May 1957	13 November 1957	Templet:Ayd
2		The Earl of Listowel (1906–1997)	13 November 1957	1 July 1960	Templet:Ayd

Fest repoblik (1960 - 1966)

Onda di konstitushon of 1960, wey bi Di fest konstitushon of Ghana, di president go replez di monarch as exekutiv head of stet. Di president go uze 5 years term. Wen nobodi dey three memba for di kabinet go sarf togeda as president

Political parties

Symbols

Templet:Note label Constitutional referendum

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 1		Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972)	1960 Templet:Text	1 July 1960	26 February 1966 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd	CPP

Militiri rol

Lieutenant-General Joseph Arthur Ankrah led a coup d'état wey komot President Nkrumah an govmet, hol politika parti an parliament sef no dey.

Oda facshons

Other factions

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 2		Lieutenant-General Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992) Chairman of the NLC	24 February 1966	2 April 1969 (Resigned)	Templet:Ayd	Military
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 3		Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979) Chairman of the NLC	2 April 1969	3 September 1969	Templet:Ayd

Sekond repoblik

Oda facshons .Militiri . Independent Other factions Templet:Legend Templet:Legend

Status

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | (3)		Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979) Chairman of the Presidential Commission	—	3 September 1969	7 August 1970	Templet:Ayd	Military	Busia
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | –		Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906–1986)	—	7 August 1970	31 August 1970	Templet:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 4		Edward Akufo-Addo (1906–1979)	—	31 August 1970	13 January 1972 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd	Independent

Sekond Repoblik

Oda facshons . Militiri

. Independent

Status

Other factions

Status

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | (3)		Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979) Chairman of the Presidential Commission	—	3 September 1969	7 August 1970	Templet:Ayd	Military	Busia
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | –		Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906–1986)	—	7 August 1970	31 August 1970	Templet:Ayd	Independent
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 4		Edward Akufo-Addo (1906–1979)	—	31 August 1970	13 January 1972 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd	Independent

Militiri rul (1972 - 1979)

General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong leed a coup d'état wey komot President Akufo-Addo, Prime Minister Abrefa Busia an im govmet, evri political parties,and Parliament too komot.

Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo leed a palace coup wey komot General Acheampong,]afta dat one Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings leed a coup d'état wey komot di Supreme Military Council.

Oda facshons

.Militiri

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
rowspan=2 style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 5		General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979) Chairman of the NRC	13 January 1972	5 July 1978 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd	Military
Chairman of the SMC from 9 October 1975
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 6		Lieutenant-General Fred Akuffo (1937–1979) Chairman of the SMC	5 July 1978	4 June 1979 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:black;" | 7		Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020) Chairman of the AFRC	4 June 1979	24 September 1979	Templet:Ayd

Third Repoblik

Onda di konstitushononstitution of 1979 di president wey bi head of stet an govmet. Di president wey dem elect dairet an sarf a four-year term wey expired for di nex general shon eleshon; a president fit sarf a maximum of two term. Wen nobodi dey as president Di vice president fit Stan as president.

Politika Partis Templet:Legend

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 8		Hilla Limann (1934–1998)	1979	24 September 1979	31 December 1981 (Deposed in a coup)	Templet:Ayd	PNP

Fourth Repoblik (1993 - Present)

Oda di korent Konstitushon di president na head of di stet an govmet. Di president dey enta by eleshon an sarf a four-year term wey go finish for di nex general elecshon; a president fit sarf a maximum of two terms. Wen pesin no dey as president, di vice-president sarf di time as the president for di years wey remain.

Political parties Templet:Legend Templet:Legend

Symbols

Templet:Note label Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | (7)		Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020)	1992 1996	7 January 1993	7 January 2001	Templet:Age in years years	NDC
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 8		John Kufuor (born 1938)	2000 2004	7 January 2001	7 January 2009	Templet:Age in years years	NPP
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 9		John Atta Mills (1944–2012)	2008	7 January 2009	24 July 2012Templet:Ref label	Templet:Ayd	NDC
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 10		John Mahama (born 1958)	2012	24 July 2012	7 January 2017	Templet:Ayd	NDC
style="background:Templet:Party color; color:white;" | 11		Nana Akufo-Addo (born 1944)	2016 2020	7 January 2017	Incumbent	Templet:Ayd	NPP

Hau e tek bi sins 1960

Demographics

Head of state	Ethnicity	Religious affiliation
Kwame Nkrumah	Nzema (Akan)	Roman Catholic (later Nondenominational Christian)
Joseph Ankrah	Ga	Methodist
Akwasi Afrifa	Ashanti (Akan)	Anglican
Nii Amaa Ollennu	Ga	Presbyterian
Edward Akufo-Addo	Akuapem (Akan)	Presbyterian
Kofi Abrefa Busia	Bono (Akan)	Methodist
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong	Ashanti (Akan)	Roman Catholic
Fred Akuffo	Akuapem (Akan)	Presbyterian
Hilla Limann	Sissala	Roman Catholic
Jerry John Rawlings	Scottish/Anlo Ewe	Roman Catholic
John Agyekum Kufuor	Ashanti (Akan)	Roman Catholic
John Atta Mills	Fante (Akan)	Methodist
John Dramani Mahama	Gonja	Assemblies of God (raised Presbyterian)
Nana Akufo-Addo	Akuapem/Akyem (Akan)	Anglican (raised Presbyterian)