The Provincial National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. This was on December 31, 1981. It remained in power until January 7, 1993. In a statement explaining the coup d'état, Rawlings explained that a "holy war" was necessary due to the PNP's failure to provide effective leadership and by the collapse of the national economy and state services. The PNDC was a government of participatory democracy comprising both the civilian population and the Ghana Armed Forces, however, the majority of Council members were civilians. The PNDC policies reflect a revolutionary government yet pragmatic in its approach. The economic objectives of the PNDC were to halt the economic decay, stabilise the economy and consequently stimulate economic growth. Politically, its goal was to establish structures that would allow the permeation of ‘People Power.’ Most significantly, the PNDC, carrying with it the spirit of the June 4 1979 Uprising, brought to the table a change in the people’s attitude from a ‘government will provide’ position to being proactive in nation-building.
Over the years, some people were added to the membership and others left.
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| Preceded by Limann government (1979-1981) |
Government of Ghana Military Regime 1981–1993 |
Succeeded by Rawlings government (1993-2001) |
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