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H. H. Cofie-Crabbe
Hugh Horatio Cofie-Crabbe was a Ghanaian politician who is notable as being detained with two cabinet ministers for the Kulungugu bomb attempt on the life of Ghana's political leader Kwame Nkrumah in 1962. At the time of being detained, he was the executive secretary of Nkrumah's Convention People's Party and a widely known party functionary. Career Cofie-Crabbe was a member of the Accra Municipal Council. In April 1957, he lost his position on the council when it was suspended by the central government. He worked also as a sales assistant to a local trader. Cofie-Crabbe became the Senior District Commissioner of the Greater Accra Region before being employed as administrative secretary at the Convention’s People’s Party headquarters. He was appointed executive secretary of the Convention People's Party on the 1 May 1961, the same day Nkrumah assumed office as the general secretary of the party. As executive secretary of the CPP, he enjoyed the status of a minister. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962. After twelve years abroad pursuing higher education, developing his political philosophy, and organizing with other diasporic pan-Africanists, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast to begin his political career as an advocate of national independence. He formed the Convention People's Party, which achieved rapid success through its unprecedented appeal to the common voter. He became Prime Minister in 1952 and retained the position when Ghana declared independence from Britain in 1957. In 1960, Ghanaians approved a new constitution and elected Nkrumah President. His admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nungua Senior High School
The Nungua Senior High School is a second cycle institution found in the township of Nungua. The school was setup to educate young graduates who have finished Junior High School (JHS). The school was built by the government of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... History Nungua Senior High School was conceived to be established as the first secondary school in Nungua in the year 1958 by Nii Quaye Tawiah, popularly known as Quaye Nungua, a prominent entrepreneur and significant son of the town. In that very year, his 15-year-old son, Master Enoch Otu Quaye, who was schooling in Presbyterian Secondary School, Odumase Krobo had to be recalled home and installed a Chief of Nungua. The demand of this new role required that this young Chief would have to stay at Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possibly Living People
Possibility is the condition or fact of being possible. Latin origins of the word hint at ability. Possibility may refer to: * Probability, the measure of the likelihood that an event will occur * Epistemic possibility, a topic in philosophy and modal logic * Possibility theory, a mathematical theory for dealing with certain types of uncertainty and is an alternative to probability theory * Subjunctive possibility, (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. ** Logical possibility, a proposition that will depend on the system of logic being considered, rather than on the violation of any single rule * Possible world, a complete and consistent way the world is or could have been Other *Possible (Italy), a political party in Italy *Possible Peru, a political party in Peru *Possible Peru Alliance, an electoral alliance in Peru Entertainment *'' Kim Possible'', a US children's TV series :*Kim Possible (character), the central character of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Ankrah
Joseph Arthur Ankrah Born (18 August 1915 – 25 November 1992) was a Ghanaian army general who was the head of state of Ghana from 1966 to 1969 in the position of Chairman of the National Liberation Council. Before becoming head of state, Ankrah served as the first commander of the Ghana Army. He was Ghana's first military head of state. Ankrah also served as Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity from 24 February 1966 to 5 November 1966. Early life Ankrah was born on 18 August 1915 in Accra to the Ga family of Samuel Paul Cofie Ankrah, an overseer for the Christian Missionary Society and Beatrice Abashie Quaynor, a trader. Ankrah began his schooling in 1921 at the Wesleyan Methodist School in Accra, where his nickname was 'Ankrah Patapaa' for his "forcefulness in arguments and always playing leadership role among his mates". In 1932, he entered Accra Academy, where he established himself as a good football player. He obtained the Senior Cambridge School Certificate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Nathaniel Moore
Edward Nathaniel Moore was a Ghanaian lawyer and the commissioner for justice and Attorney General of Ghana during the era of the National Redemption Council and Supreme Military Council military regimes. Early life and education Moore was born on 26 September 1926 at Winneba in the Central Region. He was the son of George Nathaniel Moore and the grandson of Hon. George Edward Moore, a member of the then Gold Coast Legislative Council. Moore's early education begun in 1935 at E.C.M. School, Suhum. He continued at Oguaa School, Cape Coast in 1938, completing his primary education in 1939. In 1940 he enrolled at Adisadel College, Cape Coast where he had his secondary education, completed in 1945. In 1952 he proceeded to the United Kingdom to study law at the University of Hull where he obtained the LL.B (Hons) degree in 1956. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, UK, that same year. Career He began teaching after his secondary education in 1946 at Methodist School, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arku Korsah
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (3 April 1894 – 25 January 1967)''Makers of Modern Africa'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, pp. 289-90. was the first Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956. Biography Born in Saltpond, Korsah was educated at Mfantsipim School, Fourah Bay College (BA degree in 1915), Durham University and London University (LLB in 1919). Korsah won the Cape Coast seat in the 1927 Gold Coast general election. He was one of nine Africans to be represented in the Legislative Assembly at the time. He was re-elected for the same seat in 1931 and 1935 general elections. In 1942, Nana Sir Ofori Atta and Sir Arku Korsah were the first two Ghanaians to be appointed to the Executive Council of the Legislative Council by the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Alan Burns. Korsah was one of the 20 founding members of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959. After the Kulungugu attack on President Kwame Nkrumah in August 1962, Sir Arku Korsah presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulungugu
Kulungugu is a small town in the Upper East Region of Ghana and a minor entry point at the border of Burkina Faso and the Pusiga District of Ghana. Kulungugu takes its name from the Bissa Language. The founder of Kulungungu was a Bissa man who became the first chief of the town. He and his family were the first people to settle in the area. There was a crooked Shea nut tree not too far from where he built his house. Relatives and friends from elsewhere who would look for him, were told "to look out for the crooked Shea nut tree; once you see that tree, you will surely find his house, because his house is not far from there" In Bissa, Shea nut is "kur" while the word Crooked is translated as "gunghu". Thus, "crooked Shea nut tree" in Bissa, is translated as "kur gunghu". As more and more people came to settle with him and around him, they were referred to as the people at or near or around the kur gunghu. They themselves started calling themselves "kur gunghu people" The settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei
Dr. Ebenezer Ako Adjei (17 June 1916 – 14 January 2002) was a Ghanaian statesman, politician, lawyer and journalist. He was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), the first political party of Ghana (then Gold Coast). As a founding father of Ghana, he was one of the leaders of the UGCC who were detained during the height of Ghana's struggle for political independence from Britain, a group famously called The Big Six. Born in Adjeikrom, a small village in the Akyem Abuakwa area, Ako Adjei had his tertiary education in the United States and the United Kingdom. After his studies abroad, he returned home to join the movement of Gold Coast's struggle for political independence by joining the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) as a founding member. Ako Adjei was instrumental in introducing Kwame Nkrumah into Ghana's political scene when he recommended him for the full time post of Organising Secretary of the UGCC. Following Ghana's Independence, Ako Adjei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawia Adamafio
Tawia Adamafio (born Joseph Tawia Adams) was a Ghanaian minister in the Nkrumah government during the first republic of Ghana. Politics Adamafio was a member of the Convention People's Party and rose to become its General Secretary. In 1960, he was appointed the Information and Broadcasting Minister by Nkrumah. He was also Minister for Presidential Affairs concurrently. This was an influential position in the government at the time. 1963 trial Adamafio was one of the close associates of Kwame Nkrumah who stood trial for treason following the Kulungugu grenade attempt on his life. Adamafio and others were freed after the first trial but was eventually found guilty following a second trial by a pro-government panel. The trial judges were Kobina Arku Korsah, at the time the Chief Justice of Ghana and two Supreme Court judges, William Van Lare and Edward Akufo-Addo who later became Chief Justice of Ghana and then President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Accra Region
The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, before the Ashanti Region, with a population of 5,455,692 in 2021, accounting for 17.7 per cent of Ghana's total population. The Greater Accra region is the most urbanized region in the country with 87.4% of its total population living in urban centres. The capital city of Greater Accra Region is Accra which is at the same time the capital city of Ghana. History In 1960, Greater Accra, then referred to as Accra Capital District, was geographically part of the Eastern Region. It was, however, administered separately by the Minister responsible for local government. With effect from 23 July 1982, Greater Accra was created by the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region. Geography Location and size The Greater Accra Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck
Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck (1915–1972) was a Ghanaian politician and a diplomat. He was a founding member of the Convention People's Party and minister of state in the first republic. He was briefly resident minister of Ghana in Guinea and also resident minister of Ghana in Congo. Early life and education Welbeck was born at Cape Coast on 25 September 1915 to Madam Adwoa Twi and Nomo Welbeck who migrated to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. His father was of Ewe and Ga descent and his mother was Fanti, Welbeck identified as a Fanti, a Ga and also an Ewe however, due to Akan (of which Fantis constitute) customs and tradition which places more emphasis on one's maternal background, Welbeck was a Fanti from Cape Coast. His father died in a house fire at Abidjan where the family resided. Welbeck was sleeping in the same room with his father. His grandmother first saw the fire and blew the alarm. His father on hearing the alarm, picked him up and took him to a safe place. He then went b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Nkrumah was the then appointed Secretaty General of the UGCC when he was arrested by the leader of the UGCC and imprisoned for an alleged thought, plans and power against Kwame Nkrumah's leadership. Kwame Nkrumah then formed the Convention People's Party with support of some UGCC members and had a purpose for self governance. Upon Kwame Nkrumah's leadership with the CPP, he orgranized a non violent protest and strike for support of the purpose for self-governance which took him to imprisonment for a second time, but he was released after winning a massive vote by the CPP following the colonies election general election whilst he was in prison. The CPP followers supported Nkrumah's ideas and voted for him massive for power of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
