Napoleon Ashley-Larsen

Napoleon Ashley-Larsen
Allegiance	Ghana
Service/branch	Ghana Air Force
Years of service	? - 1974
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Chief of the Defence Staff Chief of Air Staff
Other work	Member of NRC government

Napoleon Yaovi R. Ashley-Larsen was a Chief of the Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. He was also twice Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force. He was also a member of the National Redemption Council (NRC), formed after the overthrow of the Busia government in 1972.

Career

Ashley-Larsen was commissioned into the Ghana Air Force. At one stage, he served as a pilot ferrying Ghanaian troops to and from the Democratic Republic of Congo during the United Nations peace keeping exercise there.^[1] He was appointed Chief of Air Staff in 1968 when the National Liberation Council military government was in power. He served a second brief term between December 1971 and January 1972.^[2] Following the overthrow of the Busia government on January 13, 1972, he was appointed as the Chief of the Defence Staff, a position he held until December 1974.^[3]

Politics

Following the 13 January 1972 coup d'état led by then Colonel Acheampong, he was appointed a member of the ruling National Redemption Council military government.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Statement From Capt. Kojo Tsikata (rtd)". General News of Thursday, 19 February 2004 (Ghana Home Page). http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=52075. Retrieved 2007-06-19. 
2. ^ "Past Chiefs of Air Staff". Official Website. Ghana Armed Forces. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=119. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
3. ^ "Past General Officers Commanding /chiefs of the Defence Staff". Official Website. Ghana Armed Forces. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=117. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 
4. ^ "History of Ghana - Post Independence Ghana". Ghana government. http://www.ghana50.gov.gh/history/index.php?op=postIndependence5. Retrieved 2007-06-19. 

Military offices
Preceded by Air Vice Marshall M. A. Otu	Chief of Air Staff 1968 – 1971	Succeeded by Air Commodore Charles Beausoliel
Preceded by Air Commodore Charles Beausoliel	Chief of Air Staff 1971 – 1972	Succeeded by Air Commodore Charles Beausoliel
Preceded by Major General D. K. Addo	Chief of Defence Staff 1972 – 1974	Succeeded by Major General Lawrence A. Okai
Notes and references
1. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=119 2. http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?CatId=117

Persondata
Name	Ashley-Larsen, Napoleon Yaovi Richard
Alternative names
Short description	Former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	Living
Place of death