#Salifu Dagarti

[bongoideas]

Unsung Hero: Story of Salifu Dagarti; the police officer who died by taking bullets meant to kill Kwame Nkrumah

Unsung Hero: Story of Salifu Dagarti; the police officer who died by taking bullets meant to kill Kwame Nkrumah

Salifu Dagarti is one of the unsung heroes of Ghana’s political history who lost his life to save the life of the Osagyefo Dr Kawme Nkruamh, Ghana’s first president. Who Is Salifu Dagarti? Salifu Dagarti was born on July 2, 1931, and passed away on January 2, 1964. He was a British-trained Ghanaian police officer and presidential bodyguard who shielded Kwame Nkrumah with his body during the fifth…

[maufemor7]

#MaufemorFact Today in History, on 2nd January, 1964, Kwame Nkrumah survives assassination attempt by Police Constable Ametewee as his Loyal bodyguard Salifu Dagarti takes a bullet for Him. #Maufemor https://www.instagram.com/p/CYOY9VZM-Ks/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hashtagghana]

@independent_gh: The Story of Supt. Salifu Dagarti; the man who took a bullet for Kwame Nkrumah https://t.co/22X85jPQQt r2bees #yearofreturn #AfronationGhana Naira Marley Kantanka Wizkid #Ghanaian #Sark Whatsapp #AfronationaGhone #Akon Opana #Afronation #Patapaa #Nigerian #YearOfReturn2019

[kaknewsdotcom]

Meet The Bodyguard Who Shielded Kwame Nkrumah With His Body

Meet The Bodyguard Who Shielded Kwame Nkrumah With His Body

Salifu Dagarti was born in July 1931 and died on 2 January 1964. He was a British trained Ghanaian police officer and presidential bodyguard  who shielded Kwame Nkrumah with his body on the fifth attempt to assassinate Nkrumah since he came to power in 1957.

Incident

A police constableon guard outside the residence of Ghana’s president Kwame Nkrumah, fired five gunshots at him in an assassination…

[maufemor7]

Salifu Dagarti was born in July, 1913. He was enlisted in the Gold Coast Police at age 17 and rose through the ranks to chief Superintendent in 1960. In 1964, He met his untimely death by taking a bullet that was meant to kill Kwame Nkrumah during an assassination attempt. #Maufemor #history #TodayInHistory (at Accra, Ghana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWt3E8DMLTe/?utm_medium=tumblr