Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo was a Ghanaian former military officer and served as the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces from August 1983 to September 1989.[1] He took over from Flight Lieutenant J. J. Rawlings and handed over to Lieutenant General Winston Mensa-Wood.[1] He was also the first commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) which intervened in Liberia to help end the civil war.[2] He also served twice as Army Commander, first in 1979 following the coup-d'état by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council which overthrew the Supreme Military Council. He was replaced when the Limann government was elected. He was however re-appointed as Chief of Army Staff following the coup by the Provisional National Defence Council[3] and later as General Officer Commanding the Ghana Armed Forces.[4]
Arnold Quainoo | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Buffalo Soldier |
| Born | 20th century Ghana |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff ECOMOG Commander Chief of Army Staff |
In 2014, Quainoo denied any responsibility for the death of Liberian President Samuel Doe.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Past General Officers Commanding /Chiefs of the Defence Staff". www.gaf.mil.gh. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Adekeye Adebajo, 'Liberia's Civil War: Nigeria, ECOMOG, and Regional Security in West Africa,' Lynne Rienner/International Peace Academy, 2002, p.78-79
- ^ "Past Army Commanders / Chiefs of Army Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Past General Officers Commanding /Chiefs of the Defence Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "West African state plotted Doe's death – General Quainoo". Ghana Business News. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.