Word: acheampong
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Dates: during 1972-1972
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...apparent leader of the coup was Lieut. Colonel I.K. Acheampong, 40, the British-trained brigade commander. He accused Busia of mismanagement, corruption, "hypocrisy" and arbitrary arrests-almost the same charges the army had justifiably leveled against Nkrumah. The officers were particularly angry that the economy-minded government had cut the military budget by 11% and had abolished some of the perks (including certain tax exemptions and housing allowances) that the army had enjoyed "even under the Nkrumah regime...