Provisional National Defence Council

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The Provisional National Defence Council was a military-led government that ruled Ghana from 1981 to 1993 under Jerry John Rawlings, overseeing the country’s transition back to constitutional democracy.

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Provisional National Defence Council canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf junta
military government
cameToPowerBy military coup d’état
capitalAdministeredFrom Accra
chairman Jerry John Rawlings
collaboratedWith International Monetary Fund
World Bank
constitutionalInstrument PNDC Law 42
country Ghana
countryGoverned Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
dissolvedFollowing 1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum
1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election
1992 Ghanaian presidential election
endTime 1993
fullName Provisional National Defence Council
governanceStyle authoritarian
governingBodyOf Ghana
headOfGovernment Jerry John Rawlings
headOfState Jerry John Rawlings
introduced economic structural adjustment policies
local revolutionary committees
languageOfGovernment English
leader Jerry John Rawlings
legalForm provisional government
mottoOrSlogan probity and accountability
natureOfRegime one‑party dominant military regime
notableMember Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu
Captain Kojo Tsikata
linked to: Kojo Tsikata

Kojo Tsikata
Kwamena Ahwoi
P. V. Obeng
oversaw drafting of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana
oversawTransitionTo Fourth Republic of Ghana
politicalIdeology military rule
revolutionary populism
primaryObjective stabilization of Ghana’s economy
transition to constitutional democracy
region West Africa
replaced Third Republic of Ghana
replacedGovernmentLedBy Hilla Limann
restored constitutional rule in Ghana
shortName PNDC
startTime 1981
succeededBy Fourth Republic of Ghana
constitutional civilian government
timePeriod Cold War
usedSecurityOrgans Committees for the Defence of the Revolution
People’s and Workers’ Defence Committees

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Constitution of Ghana promulgatedBy Provisional National Defence Council
Fourth Republic of Ghana precededBy Provisional National Defence Council
Provisional National Defence Council fullName Provisional National Defence Council