Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete.
15 Facts About Robert Kotei
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Robert Kotei was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and a member of the Supreme Military Council that ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979.
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Robert Kotei was executed in 1979, following a military coup.
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Robert Kotei held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years.
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Robert Kotei was the only Ghanaian to win a medal at the games.
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Robert Kotei subsequently set the Ghana High Jump record in London on 16 July 1960.
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Robert Kotei competed in the men's high jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Robert Kotei became a member of the Ghana Olympic and Commonwealth Games Committee in 1973.
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Robert Kotei, was the Commander of the First Infantry Brigade of the Ghana army in the early 1970s.
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Robert Kotei was instrumental in foiling a coup plot to unseat the then ruling National Redemption Council government in 1973.
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Robert Kotei became the Ghana army commander in April 1976.
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Robert Kotei was appointed commissioner for Information by the NRC military government led by General Acheampong.
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Robert Kotei became a member of the Supreme Military Council government formed on 9 October 1975.
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Robert Kotei's appointment was because he was the incumbent army commander.
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Robert Kotei became Chief of Defense Staff in 1978, following the palace coup that replaced General Acheampong with Lt.