Arnold Quainoo
| Arnold Quainoo | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service/branch | Ghana Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Chief of the Defence Staff ECOMOG Commander Chief of Army Staff |
Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo is a retired Ghanaian 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]
References
- 1 2 "Past General Officers Commanding /Chiefs of the Defence Staff". www.gaf.mil.gh. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Past General Officers Commanding /Chiefs of the Defence Staff". Official websiste. Ghana Armed Forces. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah |
Chief of Army Staff 1979 |
Succeeded by Brigadier I. K. Amoah |
| Preceded by Brigadier I. K. Amoah |
Chief of Army Staff 1982 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-General W. M. Mensa-Wood |
| Preceded by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings |
Chief of Defence Staff 1983– 1989 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-General W. M. Mensa-Wood |
| New title | ECOMOG Commander 1990 |
Succeeded by Major General Joshua Dogonyaro |