List of Presidents of Ghana

This page contains a list of presidents of Ghana.

See also lists of incumbents, list of Governors-General of Ghana

Presidents of Ghana, 1960-present

• Kwame Nkrumah: 1 July 1960 - 24 February 1966
• Joseph Arthur Ankrah (Chairman of the National Liberation Council): 24 February 1966 - 2 April 1969
• Akwasi Afrifa (Chairman of the Presidential Commission): 2 April 1969 - 7 August 1970
• Nii Amaa Ollennu (acting): 7 August - 31 August 1970
• Edward Akufo-Addo: 31 August 1970 - 13 January 1972
• Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong (Chairman of the National Redemption Council to 1975, then Chairman of the Supreme Military Council): 13 January 1972 - 5 July 1978
• Fred W.K. Akuffo (Chairman of the Supreme Military Council): 5 July 1978 - 4 June 1979
• Jerry John Rawlings (Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council): 4 June - 24 September 1979
• Hilla Limann: 24 September 1979 - 31 December 1981
• Jerry John Rawlings: 31 December 1981 - 7 January 2001
• John Agyekum Kufuor: 7 January 2001 -