Colonel Acheampong Inaugurates the "African Youth Command" | State House, Accra, Ghana | May 1974 скачать в хорошем качестве

Colonel Acheampong Inaugurates the "African Youth Command" | State House, Accra, Ghana | May 1974

Saturday, May 11th 1974. Footage of the Military Head of State of Ghana, Colonel Ignatius Acheampong inaugurating the Ghanaian chapter of the "African Youth Command" at State House in Accra. Reuters Text: The African Youth Command is a continental youth organisation formed under the auspices of the Organisation of African Unity. Its purpose is to provide young Africans with a thorough knowledge and understanding of the processes of modern "socio-economic" organisation at both national and international levels. The Command is described as non-political, non-religious, non-tribal and a completely classless movement. It is intended to foster closer boas of brotherhood between the young people of Africa, and the Command will organise voluntary work camps during holidays in rural areas. Members of the Command will be assigned to various camps on an exchange basis. In Ghana, the Command will aim at mobilising, educating and directing the revolutionary potentials of young people behind the current revolution under the leadership of the National Redemption Council. In his inaugural speech, Col. Acheampong, described the Command as "a truly Pan-African youth movement." Source: Reuters News Archive. NB. Seated at the high table woth Colonel Acheampong are Major Roger Felli who would be appointed foreign minister the following year and Colonel Robert Kotei the infantry commander who would later become the Chief of defence Staff. - General Acheampong would be executed by firing squad on June 16th 1979 by decree of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council following the uprising within the Ghana armed forces, and Major General Kotei and Colonel Felli would also be executed ten days later with 4 other senior officers.