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{{short description|First Lady of the Republic of Ghana}}
{{Infobox first lady
|name                = Faustina Acheampong
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|office              = [[First Lady of Ghana]]
|term_label =In role
|term_start          = January 13, 1972
|term_end            = July 5, 1978
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|predecessor1        = Adeline Y. Akufo-Addo
|successor1          = Emily Akuffo
|birth_date          = July 2nd
|birth_place         = <!-- ? -->{{flagicon|Gold Coast}}&nbsp;[[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]]
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|party               = [[National Redemption Council]]<br /> [[Supreme Military Council (Ghana)|Supreme Military Council]]
|spouse              = [[Ignatius Kutu Acheampong]]
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|profession          = [[First Lady]], [[Campaigner]]
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'''Faustina Acheampong''' ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|tʃ|æ|m|'|p|ɒ|ŋ}} {{respell|ə|CHAM-PONG-G|'}}) was the [[First Lady of Ghana|First Lady]] of the [[Republic of Ghana]] from 1972 to 1978. She was the spouse of General [[Ignatius Kutu Acheampong]], Chairman of the [[National Redemption Council]] and [[Supreme Military Council, Ghana|Supreme Military Council]] and Head of state of Ghana from 1972 to 1978.

==Office==
She lost her position to Emily Akuffo, when General Acheampong was toppled in a Palace [[Coup]] led by General [[Fred W.K. Akuffo]], who then formed the Supreme Military Council II (SMC II) [[Government]]. This regime while in the process of bringing Ghana back to Constitutional Governance was itself toppled by the [[Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, Ghana|Armed Forces Revolutionary Council]], led by [[Jerry Rawlings]].

==Post First Lady==
She has most recently been living in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and has been involved with charitable institutions working with Ghana.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive//artikel.php?ID=37286 |title=Kwamang Community In UK Support Programmes At Home |access-date=2008-02-13 |work=Ghana HomePage }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

{{First Ladies and Gentleman Ghana}}

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[[Category:Ghanaian emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
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