46 years ago, Ghana was a nation on the brink of a turmoil.
Years of political instability, marked by successive military coups and short-lived civilian governments had left its economy in tatters and its social fabric strained.
The Supreme Military Council (SMC II), led by Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, had taken power in a palace coup in 1978, promising a return to civilian rule and an end to the widespread corruption and economic mismanagement that plagued the country.
However, conditions only seemed to worsen.
