Wɔkyeree no wɔ  June afe 1979 mu bre asraafo nkumaa de abantuguo baa wɔ June 4 afe 1979 de yii Flight Lieutenant J J Rawlings a na ɔde afiase denam soboɔ a wɔde bɔɔ no sɛ ɔbɔɔ ne tirim po sɛ obetu aban agu May 15, afe 1979. Asraafo no hyehyɛɛ kuo a ɛne Armed Forces Revulotionary Council na wɔ yɛɛ J Rawlings wɔn kandifo. Wɔ AFRC asraafo aban no ase no, wɔde asraafo mapnyifo 8 ne kane ɔman mapnyinfo mienu ne Rear Admiral Joy Amedume koo asraafo asɛnni na akyiere, wɔkuu wɔn wo June da ɛtɔ so 26, afe 1979 mu.Wɔ afe 2001 mu no, wogyaa wɔn afunu mu maa wɔn abusuafo.