Emily Akuffo (1933/1934 – 8 April 2022) was the wife of Lt. General Fred Akuffo, who was once

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and Chairman of the Supreme Military Council military government. She was the

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from 1 July 1978 to 4 June 1979. She was a teacher by profession. After the death of her husband, she spent the ensuing years in her hometown

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away from the public eye. Akuffo died on 8 April 2022, at the age of 88.

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