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IN pursuance of the Provisional National Defence Council (Establishment) Proclamation, 1981, the Law is hereby made:— Section 1—Greater Accra Region. The administrative area heretofore known as the Greater Accra Region shall, on and after the coming into force of this Law and for all purposes be one of the Regions of Ghana. He was a supporter of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), which took power after a coup on 4 June 1979, and which is the predecessor of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), the government in power at the time of the author’s entrance into Canada. he Provisional National. Defence Council within one month after the commence ment of its work, giving reasons therefor and making such recommendations to the Council in respect of its findings as the Committee and staff

The Provisional National Defence Council Secretary responsible for Justice may by legislative instrument vary the maximum value of the residue or estate prescribed under section 12 of this Law. OpenSubtitles2018.v3 defence council [Br.] Verteidigungsrat {m} [noun] [pol.] Englishtainment THE HEAD OF STATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA , DAS STAATSOBERHAUPT UND PRÄSIDENT DES VORLÄUFIGEN NATIONALEN VERTEIDIGUNGSRATS DER REPUBLIK GHANA , EurLex-2

National Defence Council

The Rawlings administration, which came to power in December 1981 through a military coup, had established the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to rule the country. In a bid to establish what the government called ‘participatory democracy,’ the PNDC created the NCD in 1984 to achieve this goal.

P.N.D.C.L. 42. COUNCIL (SUPPLEMENTARY 1982

And whereas the Provisional National Defence Council is satisfied that in order to achieve this objective it is necessary that the Ghana Cocoa Board should retrench its redundant employees; And whereas the Provisional National Defence Council deems it .expedient to indemnify the Ghana Cocoa Board from any obligations. liabilities or claims arising from such retrenchment;

The overthrow of the government in power before the formation of the National Liberation Council, the National Redemption Council, the Supreme Military Council, The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and the Provisional National Defence Council; or The suspension or abrogation of the Constitutions of 1960, 1969 and 1979; or

The Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) was a council formed in Ghana to provide national defense in a provisional manner. It was established after a military coup in 1981 and was led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. The PNDC ruled Ghana until 1992 and implemented various policies to address economic challenges and promote social development. All the PNDC Laws for easy reference. subject index to the statutes of ghana decrees of the provisional national defence council laws 1982 1993 provisional Customary Marriage and Divorce (Registration) Law, 1985 Provisional National Defence Council Law 112 of 1985 The commencement date of this work could not be ascertained. We used the date 31 December of the year in which its commencing work was published.

ACTS OF GHANA PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL DECREE HEAD OF FAMILY (ACCOUNTABILITY) LAW, 1985 (PNDCL 114) 1. Head of Family to be Accountable. 2. Application to Court for Order to Account, etc. 3. Power

HOME GHANA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION, (AMENDMENT) INSTRUMENT, 1986 (LI 1323). IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Provisional National Defence Council by section 5 of the Statutory Corporations Act, 1964 (Act 232) this Instrument is made this 23rd day of April, 1986. Section 1—L.I. 395 Amended. The Ghana National Trading Corporation Instrument, / 4. The Provisional National Defence Council may provide the Officers of services of such officers as the Board may require for the discharge the Board-of its functions.

Ghana: Revolution and Fourth Republic, 1981 to Present

Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, a former Airforce Officer, who presided over the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) as Chairman and Head of State for 11 years, implemented many The establishment of Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission was a response to gross human rights violations perpetrated under the rule of eight different civilian and military governments. Starting from the era of the Convention Peoples’ Party in 1957 and continuing through the end of the military rule by the Provisional National Defence Council in 1993, this Selected speeches of Flt. Lt. J.J. Rawlings, chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council by Jerry J. Rawlings, 1982, Information Services Department edition, in English

The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People’s National Party ’s elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup d’état on 31 December 1981. He remained in power until 7 January 1993. In a statement, Rawlings said that a „holy war“ The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People’s National Party ’s elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup d’état on 31 December 1981. He remained in power until 7 January 1993. In a statement, Rawlings said that a „holy war“

The Provincial National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People s National Party s elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. This was on

Flt.-Lt. JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council Date of Gazette notification: 11th April, 1986. In January 1982 the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) with Jerry John Rawlings as the Chairman and a Military Head of state ruled by decrees which were dubbed the PNDC Laws. He ordered

PNDC Law REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE LAW, 1992 In pursuance of the Provisional National Defence Council (Establishment) Proclamation, 1981, this Law is hereby made: Constituencies for Parliamentary Elections Na de Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) be de name of de Ghanaian government after na dem overthrow de People’s National Party ein elected government by Jerry Rawlings, de former head of de Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, insyd a coup d’état for 31 December 1981. He remain insyd power til 7 January 1993. PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL (ESTAB LISHMENT) PROCLAMATION (SUPPLEMENTARY AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) LAW, 1982 lishment) Proclamation, 1981 this La Directive Principles of State policy.

Ghana The 1981 Coup and the Second Rawlings Government

THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL Within thirty-five years of Ghana’s becoming a sovereign state, the country experienced, before its fourth return to multiparty democratic government in January 1993, nine different types of government (three civilian and six military), including a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, a socialist single-party

Ghana’s transition to constitutional rule under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) began slowly with the establishment of the National Commission forDemocracy (NCD) by PNDC (Establishment) Proclamation of 1981. In 1982, PNDC Law 42, Section 32, elaborated on the function of the NCD to include, inter alia,the following: (a) to dis- Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu is a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council and a former Minister for Defence. [1][2] He is a founding member of the National Democratic Congress. [3][4] He is the longest-serving Minister of Defence of Ghana, serving from 1985 to 1999, for 14 years. [5]

PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL (ESTABLISHMENT) PROCLAMATION (SUPPLEMENTARY AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) LAW, 1982 (PNDCL 42) THE POLICE SERVICE (PENSIONS) LAW 1985 (PNDCL 126)3 POLICE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) LAW, 1988 (PNDCL 194A)4 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section PART I—FUNCTIONS On New Year’s eve, 1982, Lt. Jerry John Rawlings launched the December 31 Revolution, formed a new government—the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), to replace the PNP (People’s National Party)— and vowed to establish a new system of “popular democracy.” To this end, Peoples Defense Committees (PDCs) and Workers Defense Committees (WDCs) were

The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People’s National Party’s elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, on 31 December 1981. It remained in power until 7 January 1993. Defence Council or Defense Council may refer to: Croatian Defence Council, the main military formation of the Croats during the Bosnian War charged with achieving military objectives Defence Council of the United Kingdom, the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories Provisional National Defence Council, the Ghanaian

Ghana THE PROVISIONAL NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL

West African Examinations Council ACT,1991 PNDCL 255 (Revised Edition) Parliament of Ghana (Parliament of Ghana, 1991) This was exemplified in the Defence Committees. They functioned as tools to promote and defend the Provisional National Defence Council,