Major Gen Neville Alexander Ordatey-Willington

Described as the best of the best

Brave soldier who lifted the image of the Ghana Armed Forces

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Major- General Odartey-Wellington, was the Chief of Army Staff of the  Supreme Military Council II (SMC II). He unsuccessfully led his troops  to counter the June 4, 1979 coup d’état by the Armed Forces  Revolutionary Council (AFRC) led by Flt. Lt Jerry John Rawlings but  eventually died saving the country from coup detat.

He had earlier prevented the first attempted coup by Flt. Lt Jerry  John Rawlings on May 15, 1979.