W. W. Bruce-Konuah

Brigadier William Wallace Bruce-Konuah was a Ghanaian soldier. He served as Chief of the Army Staff of the Ghana Army from 6 June 1979 to July 1979.[1][2] Prior to his appointment, he was the military attache to Ghana's High Commission in Pakistan.[3][4] He was succeeded by Arnold Quainoo.[5] In 1983 he resumed foreign service at the Ghana Embassy in the United States. There, he worked as a Minister Consular.[6] In 1986 he was appointed Managing Director of Ghamot Company Limited.[7]

William Wallace Bruce-Konuah
Allegiance Ghana
Service/branch Ghana Army
RankBrigadier
Commands heldChief of the Army Staff

On 18 September 2008, he together with six other former military and police officers were banned by the National Security Council.[8] The ban was as a result of a meeting that was held on 1 September 2008 between these former security personnel who were in charge of various security agencies during the tenure of the former president, J. J. Rawlings and the former president J. J. Rawlings.[8] It is said that the aim of the meeting was to discuss how best they could also contribute in solving what they believed to be, "the worsening security situation in the country".[8] The ban was lifted with immediate effect by the National Security Council on Tuesday 6 January 2009, a day before the swearing in of the then president elect, John Evans Atta Mills.[9]

Personal life

He was the son of the Ghanaian educationist, Kofi George Konuah, and the brother of William Godson Bruce-Konuah, a medical doctor and politician who served as a Minister in the Busia government.[10] He was married to Mrs. Adala Bruce-Konuah.[3]

References
  1. "Summary of World Broadcasts:Non-Arab Africa, Issues 6082-6155". Summary of World Broadcasts:Non-Arab Africa. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service: 6. 1979.
  2. "Ghana News, Volumes 8". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 3. 1979.
  3. "List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives". List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives. West Government of Pakistan Press: 26. 1981.
  4. "List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives". List of the Diplomatic Corps and Consular, Trade & Other Foreign Representatives. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 25. 1979.
  5. "West Africa, Issues 3345-3360". West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited: 2133. 1981.
  6. "Diplomatic List, Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington". Diplomatic List. Department of State: 27. 1982.
  7. "West Africa, Issues 3583-3599". West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited: 1024. 1986.
  8. "Seven Ex-Security Heads Banned". AllAfrica. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. "National Security lifts ban on retired top security officers". Business Ghana. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. Danso-Boafo, D. K. (1996). The political biography of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. Ghana Universities Press. p. 158.
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