Faustina Acheampong

Faustina Acheampong was the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana from 1972 to 1978. She was the spouse of General Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong, Chairman of the National Redemption Council and Supreme Military Council and Head of state of Ghana from 1972 to 1978. She was once falsely accused of involvement in a plot to poison her husband, but was exonerated. [cite book |title=Genesis Four |last=Tagoe |first=George |year=2004 |publisher=Trafford Publishing |isbn=1553955692 |pages=pp. 36-44 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=U5t3TqX4yYwC]

She lost her position to Emily Akuffo, when General Acheampong was toppled in a Palace Coup led by General Fred W.K. Akuffo, who then formed the Supreme Military Council II (SMC II) Government. This regime while in the process of bringing Ghana back to Constitutinal Governance was itself toppled by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, led by Jerry Rawlings.

She has more recently been living in the UK and his been involved with chaitable institutions working with Ghana. [cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive//artikel.php?ID=37286 |title=Kwamang Community In UK Support Programmes At Home |accessdate=2008-02-13 |work=Ghana HomePage ]

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