# Peter Blay

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{{Short description|Chief of Defence Staff, Ghana}}
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'''Peter Blay''' is a [Ghanaian](/source/Ghanaian) military officer and was the [Chief of Defence Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ghana)) of the [Ghana Armed Forces](/source/Ghana_Armed_Forces). He was appointed by [President](/source/President_of_Ghana) [John Atta Mills](/source/John_Atta_Mills) in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.day.php?ID=159981 |title=Shake-up in Ghana Armed Forces |accessdate=2011-12-31 |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}</ref> He handed over to [Vice Admiral Matthew Quashie](/source/Matthew_Quashie) on 28 March 2013.<ref name=HighStreet>{{cite web|title=Profile of Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie, Chief of Defence Staff|url=http://www.highstreetmail.com/political-news/profile-of-vice-admiral-mathew-quashie-chief-of-defence-staff.html|publisher=www.highstreetmail.com|accessdate=11 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215102725/http://www.highstreetmail.com/political-news/profile-of-vice-admiral-mathew-quashie-chief-of-defence-staff.html|archivedate=15 December 2013}}</ref>

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{{s-bef|before=[Joseph Boateng Danquah](/source/Joseph_Boateng_Danquah)}}
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{{s-aft|after=[Matthew Quashie](/source/Matthew_Quashie)}}
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Category:Ghanaian soldiers
Category:Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Ghana)
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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