Anthony K. Deku is a politician

Politician

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 and a member of the Council of State

Council of State (Ghana)

The Council of State in Ghana is a small body of prominent citizens, analogous to the Council of Elders in the traditional political system, which advises the President on national issues....

 of Ghana. He was a former senior police officer

Police officer

A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

 in Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

.

Career

Anthony Deku was a Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Criminals Investigations Department prior to the coup d'état

Coup d'état

A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...

 of 24 February 1966 which led to the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...

. He was later promoted Commissioner of Police in the same department.

Politics

Deku was one of four police officers who were on the National Liberation Council

National Liberation Council

The National Liberation Council was the name of the Ghanaian government after the elected government of the Convention Peoples' Party led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, 1966. This government was in place till they handed over to a democratically elected government on October...

. The others were J.W.K. Harlley

John Willie Kofi Harlley

John Willie Kofi Harlley was a former foreign minister of Ghana. He was a member of the Presidential Commission that ruled Ghana during the military era of the National Liberation Council and the first year of the Second Republic...

, the Vice Chairman, B. A. Yakubu

Bawa Andani Yakubu

Bawa Andani Yakubu was a police officer, politician and king. He was an Inspector General of Police in Ghana. He also served in the National Liberation Council government. He was the Gushie-Na or Gushie King until his death.-Career:...

, Deputy Commissioner of Police and J.E.O. Nunoo, Commissioner of Police (Administration). The Head of the government was Lt. Gen. Ankrah

Joseph Arthur Ankrah

Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah served as the first commander of the Army of Ghana and from 1966 and 1969 as the second head of state.-Early life:...

. Deku is alleged to have been involved in the planning of the coup with Emmanuel Kotoka and J. W. K. Harlley .

In 2009, he became a member of the Council of State.

External links

• Picture of Members of the National Liberation Council