DOWN MEMORY LANE: THE CASE OF JUNE 4TH REVOLUTION.
On May 15, 1979, while Ghana was preparing for elections scheduled for June 18, 1979, for a new civilian Government, there was an attempted Coup that was quelled by the military forces led by the Army Commander, Major General Odartey-Wellington, in an uprising which saw one airman lose his life. The then young Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings was arrested along with other airmen and put behind bars. The said officers were subsequently put before the General Court Martial for trial.
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