Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei (15 July 1935 – 26 June 1979) was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete.
He was instrumental in foiling a coup plot to unseat the then ruling National Redemption Council (NRC) government in 1973.
Kotei was appointed commissioner (minister) for Information by the NRC military government led by General Acheampong.
On 4 June 1979, the SMC was overthrown by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) led by Flt.
Following the bloody coup, Kotei surrendered himself to the authorities at the Achimota Police Station in response to requests that previous political office holders report.
[12] On 26 June 1979, Kotei and five other senior army officers, including two former heads of state, Lt. Gen. Fred Akuffo and Lt. Gen. Akwasi Afrifa, were executed by firing squad.
[10] All eight senior military officers executed in June 1979 were exhumed and their bodies released to their respective families for reburial in 2001.