[4][5] He also succeeded him as a member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which was the military government ruling Ghana at the time in his capacity as Chief of Defence Staff.
He held this position until the PNDC handed over power to a civilian Rawlings government following the 1992 Ghanaian presidential election.
He however continued as the CDS until 1 October 1996 when he was succeeded by Lieutenant General Akafia.
[4] Duamashie died at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra after a short illness.
[1] In October 2012, President John Mahama commissioned equipment including a simulator, three surveillance aircraft and two hangars at the Takoradi Air Force Station.