The post-July 1978 military regime led by General Fred Akuffo attempted to deal with Ghana's economic problems by making small changes in the overvalued cedi and by restraining government spending and monetary growth.

The others included the military hierarchy consisting of Lt. Gen. Fred Akuffo, the Chief of Defence Staff, and the army, navy, air force and Border Guards commanders respectively.

** Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown.

Fred Rwigema was appointed deputy minister of defense and deputy army commander-in-chief, second only to Museveni in the military chain of command for the nation.

Some publications, such as Fred Majdalany's State of Emergency: The Full Story of Mau Mau, claim that it was an anagram of Uma Uma ( which means " get out get out ") and was a military codeword based on a secret language-game Kikuyu boys used to play at the time of their circumcision.

Fred initially plans on keeping the flying lessons a secret to surprise Wilma, but his plans are thwarted after accidentally flying over a restricted military airspace near the airport.

The use of aerial photography for military purposes was expanded during World War I by many other aviators such as Fred Zinn.

However, David Michael Kotz and Fred Weir, authors of Revolution from Above: The Demise of the Soviet System, argue that militarisation cannot be the prime cause for the economic stagnation, as military spending had historically been high ( 17 % of GNP in 1950 ) and had increased on par with economic growth without previously destabilising the economy.

Only two days into the invasion, his close friend and RPF co-founder Fred Rwigema was killed, upon which the U. S. arranged the return of Kagame to Uganda from where he became the military commander of the RPF.

Following the arrest, Fred, deemed a " menace to His Majesty's fighting forces " ( almost certainly because of the topless sailor who had been travelling with him at the time of the accident ), was banned from attending the Royal Tournament, an annual military tattoo ; he returned each year and each year successfully evaded discovery.

Several episodes and spinoffs suggest that Barney, along with Fred, spent some time in the army early in their marriages, though said references may be to Barney and Fred's military service in the first season episode " The Astr ' nuts.

The Caine Mutiny ( 1954 ) starring Humphrey Bogart, Fred MacMurray and Van Johnson dealt with the military legal system during World War II.

The historian Fred Anderson suggests that Tanaghrisson was acting to gain the support of the British and regain authority over his own people.

Recently, film footage taken by Fred Stone of Astaire performing in Gay Divorce with Luce's successor, Dorothy Stone, in New York in 1933 was uncovered by dancer and historian Betsy Baytos and now represents the earliest known performance footage of Astaire.

Fred Barton, a robot historian, is credited with saving Robby from ruin and completely restoring him to his original state ; Barton used original duplicate replacement parts made for Forbidden Planet by MGM's prop department.

According to fandom historian Fred Patten, the concept of furry originated at a science fiction convention in 1980, when a character drawing from Steve Gallacci ’ s Albedo Anthropomorphics started a discussion of anthropomorphic characters in science fiction novels.

Fred Brathwaite ( born 1959 ), more popularly known as Fab 5 Freddy, is an American hip hop historian, hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist.

* St. Mary the Virgin – the 12th century parish church of Nash near Newport described by local historian Fred Hando as " the Cathedral of the Moors ".

" This position is supported by Library of Congress historian Fred Howard, co-editor of the Wright brothers ' papers, and by aviation writers Martin Caidin and Harry B. Combs.

Establishment names include aviation historians William F. Trimble, Fred Howard ( a Wright brothers biographer ), British historian Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith, as well as Tom Crouch and Walter Boyne at the Smithsonian Institution.

According to historian Fred Anderson, Gage's campaign, which had been designed by Amherst, prolonged the war for more than a year because it focused on punishing the Native Americans rather than ending the war.

" American sportswriter and baseball historian Fred Lieb wrote of Combs, " If a vote were taken of the sportswriters as to who their favorite ballplayer on the Yankees would be, Combs would have been their choice.

Over its history, the University of Memphis has graduated many famous alumni, including U. S. Congressman Steve Cohen, actor and former U. S. senator Fred D. Thompson, historian of the American South Joe Gray Taylor, Anfernee Hardaway, NBA and former University of Memphis basketball player, and DeAngelo Williams, former All-American college football running back.

Notables are Wendy Richardson OAM ( playwright ), Ivan and Patricia Englund ( both renowned potters ) and John Leo McNamara OAM ( poet and historian ), Fred Moore ( miner and activist ).

The historian Fred Johnson says that the incorporation of the warrant into Beauchamp's story was likely done after the fact as a means of damage control – especially considering that fathering an illegitimate child was the reason for his planned murder of Sharp.

The historian Fred Donner, in his book The Early Islamic Conquests, argues that the early Islamic state organized the nomads, the Bedouin, under the leadership of urban Arabic-speakers.

The Canadian historian Fred Kautz called Wehler an anti-Semite for his attacks on Goldhagen Kautz wrote that " He doesn't dare say it openly that he thinks Goldhagen is incapable of writing about the Holocaust because he is a Jew ... It's flabbergasting what perverse ideas are dreamt up in the studies of German professors, where according to an ancient legend, one seeks the truth unperturbed, " sine ira et studio " (" with diligence and without anger "): the victims of history should not be allowed to write their own history!

The book that accompanies the series is The War that Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War ( 2005 ), by historian Fred Anderson.

Local Upper Peninsula historian Fred Rydholm summarized the routing planned in 1925 as extending "... in a northwesterly direction, across the Dead River, over the Panorama Hills, then west past the Elm Creek swamp, along the south side of Burnt Mountain, across the Cedar Creek, the Cliff Stream and out past Cliff Lake to Skanee and L ' Anse ".

Fred Allen, a longtime friend of Goodman Ace, contributed as well and is considered ( at least by historian Nachman ) to have been the show's unofficial script doctor.

He did not intend to give astronauts two lunar landing commands but, according to historian Michael Cassutt, as late as the summer of 1969 — when 10 landings were still scheduled — Slayton planned to give Lunar Module Pilots Fred Haise, Edgar Mitchell, and James Irwin the opportunity to walk again on the Moon as Commanders.

The Canadian historian Fred Kautz in defence of Goldhagen wrote that: " Jackel is not a " structuralist ", but a Hitler biographer.

After they had paid all his debts and the funeral costs, Ralph and Fred had some fourteen thousand dollars, as I remember, with which to pay the bequests.

With a wary eye on the farmer's bull, Fred Somers of Montpelier and Mr. St. John marked the field with a red table cloth.

This was the beginning of one of the greatest periods in English cricket history with players such as captain Len Hutton, batsmen Denis Compton, Peter May, Tom Graveney, Colin Cowdrey, bowlers Fred Trueman, Brian Statham, Alec Bedser, Jim Laker, Tony Lock and wicket-keeper Godfrey Evans.

Nineteen-year-old rookie first baseman Fred Merkle, later to become one of the best players at his position in the league, was on first base, with teammate Moose McCormick on third with two out and the game tied.

Fred Hoyle is credited with coining the term Big Bang during a 1949 radio broadcast.

In their second terms, Michael Dukakis ( governor ) and Fred Salvucci ( secretary of transportation ) came up with the strategy of tying the two projects together — thereby combining the project that the business community supported with the project that they and the City of Boston supported.

Chaplin's years with the Fred Karno company had a formative effect on him as an actor and filmmaker ; Simon Louvish writes that the company was his " training ground ".

They then had a mediocre record for six seasons and were ruined by a trade war with the Union Association ( UA ) in 1884, when its three best players ( Fred Dunlap, Jack Glasscock, and Jim McCormick ) jumped to the UA after being offered higher salaries.

Stan and Hilda Ogden were often at the centre of overtly funny storylines, with other comic characters including Eddie Yeats ( Geoffrey Hughes ), Fred Gee ( Fred Feast ) and Jack Duckworth ( William Tarmey ) all making their first appearances during the decade.

Coronation Street's stalwart cast slotted back into the programme alongside the newcomers, examining new relationships between characters of different ages and backgrounds: Eddie Yeats became the Ogdens ' lodger, Gail Potter and Suzie Birchall moved in with Elsie, Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs ) arrived in 1976 as the tough factory boss, and Annie Walker reigned at the Rovers with her trio of staff Bet Lynch, Betty Turpin and Fred Gee.

Kaye starred in several movies with actress Virginia Mayo in the 1940s, and is well known for his roles in films such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ( 1947 ), The Inspector General ( 1949 ), On the Riviera ( 1951 ) co-starring Gene Tierney, Knock on Wood ( 1954 ), White Christmas ( 1954, in a role originally intended for Fred Astaire, then Donald O ' Connor ), The Court Jester ( 1956 ), and Merry Andrew ( 1958 ).

" The live line-up was completed with Louis Clark and Dave Morgan ( guitar, synthesisers, vocals ) playing the string parts on synthesisers, and " Fred the Robot " voicing the " Prologue " and " Epilogue ".

Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway named Singer in their book, Merchants of Doubt, as one of three contrarian physicists — along with Fred Seitz and Bill Nierenberg — who regularly injected themselves into the public debate about contentious scientific issues, positioning themselves as skeptics, their views gaining traction because the media gives them equal time out of a sense of fairness.

An interview with Dr. S. Fred Singer, Environment & Climate News, February 2001, accessed May 13, 2010.

At this time, he worked up dance routines with his younger brother Fred in order to earn prize money in local talent contests, and they also performed in local nightclubs.

In Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ) – which was produced in 1944 but not released until 1946 – Kelly collaborated with Fred Astaire – for whom he had the greatest admiration – in the famous " The Babbitt and the Bromide " challenge dance routine.

This year also saw him appear as guest star with his brother Fred in the celebrated " I Love to Go Swimmin ' with Wimmen " routine in Deep in My Heart.

and subsequently directed and co-starred with his friend Fred Astaire in the sequel That's Entertainment, Part II ( 1976 ).

" In particular, he wanted to create a completely different image from that associated with Fred Astaire, not least because he believed his physique didn't suit such refined elegance: " I used to envy his cool aristocratic style, so intimate and contained.