J. E. A. Kotei
James Ernest Akrong Kotei | |
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Born | October 26, 1940 |
Allegiance |
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Years of service | 1961 - 1988 |
Rank | Air Vice-Marshal |
Relations | Robert Kotei |
Other work |
Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Ambassador to Guinea |
Air Vice-Marshal James Ernest Akrong Kotei (26 October 1940 – 22 April 2010) was a military pilot and diplomat. He served as a Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force and later as an Ambassador for Ghana.
James Kotei was a brother of the late Robert Kotei.[1] He started his career in 1961 as a MiG-17 pilot and for the rest of his flying career he switched to the Su-7 ground attack aircraft. He was made a senior commander in the Ghana Air Force and Ghanaian Chief of the Air Staff from December 1982 until June 1988.[2]
In late 1988, Kotei was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana to the Ivory Coast; he went on to serve as Ghana's ambassador to Guinea[3] until 2001.
Died on 25 April 2010.
References
- ↑ Daniel Danquah Damptey, Atta Mills stood aloof whilst acts of tribalism were perpetrated right under his nose, 6 September 2009
- ↑ "Past Chiefs of Air Staff". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "12 Envoys Retained". General news. Ghana Home Page. 1997-08-23. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Group Captain E. A. A. Awuviri |
Chief of Air Staff (GAF) 1982 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Air Marshal Harry Dumashie |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by |
Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire 1988 – ? |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Ambassador to Guinea ? – 2001 |
Succeeded by |
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