Ghana: Former Ghana Armed Forces Chief of Defense Staff and Ecomog First Force Commander Lt. Gen. Arnold Quainoo, Dies At 82

Monrovia — Lieutenant General Arnold Quainoo, a former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, has passed away at the age of 82. He died on Monday, December 2, at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, according to a report by Graphic Online.

Lt. Gen. Quainoo, affectionately known as the “Buffalo Soldier,” served as the Chief of Defense Staff from August 1983 to September 1989. He is remembered for his exceptional military service, including his role as the first commander of the Economic…