Halidu Giwa

Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa was a Ghanaian military officer. He led a military coup d'etat with Sergeant Abdul Malik on June 19, 1983.[1][2]

The coup

Though the coup attempt failed, lives were changed from that day. One of the casualties of that day was Boakye Agyarko who was shot and left at the 37 Military Hospital for dead. He survived and became a Vice President of the Bank of New York.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Rawlings Revolution". A Historical survey of Ghana. GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "JJ’S LIST OF TRAITORS (3) ...The Al-Hajj’s Exclusive Archive from 1979 to Date". ModernGhana.com. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Online, Joyfm. "I was shot and dropped at the morgue -Agyarko". www.ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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