Edward Akufo-Addo
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Edward Akufo-Addo was a prominent Ghanaian lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the ceremonial President of Ghana from 1970 to 1972.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghanaian politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| child | Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coupThatEndedTerm | 1972 Ghanaian coup d'état ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-07-17 ⓘ |
| detainedBy | British colonial authorities in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Abetifi Presbyterian School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Achimota School NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter's School, Kumasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Akan people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Akyem people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Second Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentDuringTerm | Kofi Abrefa Busia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Excellency ⓘ |
| legalEducation | called to the Bar at Middle Temple ⓘ |
| memberOf | Big Six (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | anti-colonial movement in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the Big Six leaders detained by the British colonial government ⓘ |
| notableWork | role in drafting the 1969 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| office | ceremonial President of Ghana ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | National Redemption Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Ghanaian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dodowa
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Accra
NERFINISHED
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Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Progress Party (Ghana)
NERFINISHED
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United Party (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Ghana
ⓘ
President of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana ⓘ |
| precededBy | Akwasi Afrifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| startTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ignatius Kutu Acheampong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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