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Legon Observer
The ''Legon Observer'', the journal of the Legon Society for National Affairs (LSNA), was established in July 1966 as a fortnightly publication.Daniel Miles McFarland, ''Historical Dictionary of Ghana'', Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 116. With a base in the political science faculty of the University of Ghana at Legon, it established itself as an important critical voice during the military rule of the National Liberation Council. In the 1969 elections it called for a "third force", between Komla Agbeli Gbedemah's National Alliance of Liberals and Kofi Abrefa Busia's Progress Party. Some supported the All People's Congress, led by John Bilson, who later ran for president as a Third Force Party candidate. From 1974 to 1978 the newspaper was effectively banned: General Acheampong withheld foreign exchange to block the import of newsprint, and arrested and detained editors. Editors included Yaw Twumasi and Kwame Arhin. In 2007 a ''New Legon Observer'' was launched, under the acting ...
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Scarecrow Press
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people whose innovations have advance ...
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Third Force Party
The Third Force Party (TFP) was a political party in 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 ... during the Third Republic (1979–1981). In the 18 June 1979 presidential election, TFP candidate John Bilson won 2.8% of the vote. Defunct political parties in Ghana Political parties established in 1979 1979 in Ghana {{Ghana-party-stub ...
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Newspapers Published In Ghana
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Publications Established In 1966
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Defunct Newspapers
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Chancellor (education)
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is usually a ceremonial non-resident head of the university. In such institutions, the chief executive of a university is the vice-chancellor, who may carry an additional title such as ''president'' (e.g. "president & vice-chancellor"). The chancellor may serve as chairperson of the governing body; if not, this duty is often held by a chairperson who may be known as a pro-chancellor. In many countries, the administrative and educational head of the university is known as the president, principal or rector. In the United States, the head of a university is most commonly a university president. In U.S., university systems that have more than one affiliated university or campus, the executive head of a specific campus may have the title of ...
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Ernest Aryeetey
Ernest Aryeetey (born 19 October 1955 in Kumasi, Kumasi, Ghana), is the secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and a former vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana. Prior to his appointment as vice-chancellor, he was a senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. He was also director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Legon for the period February 2003 – January 2010. Education Aryeetey was educated at Achimota School (1968–1973) and at the Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School, Legon (1973–1975). He studied economics with statistics (1975–1978) at the University of Ghana and took a master's degree in regional planning at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (1979–1981) and obtained a PhD (Doctor of Engineering, Doktor-Ingenieur) from the University ...
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Kwame Arhin
Prof. Kwame Arhin, also known as Nana Arhin Brempong, was a historian and politician in Ghana. Arhin built his academic career at the University of Ghana, where he was an editor of the ''Legon Observer'' and had a long-standing association with the Institute of African Studies (IAS), having first been appointed Research Fellow there in October 1963. In October 1988 Arhin, who by then had served as acting Director of the Institute of African Studies for a year, was officially appointed successor to Kwesi A. Dickson as Director of the institute.Report on the Institute for Congregation 1987-88
Research Review NS, Vol. 5 No. 1 (1989) Arhin served as Director of the IAS until the academic year 1997–8, when on his retirement he wa ...
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Yaw Twumasi
Yaw or yaws may refer to: Measurement and technology Movement about the vertical axis * Yaw angle (or yaw rotation), one of the angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing rotation about the vertical axis ** Yaw (aviation), one of the aircraft principal axes of rotation, describing motion about the vertical axis of an aircraft (nose-left or nose-right angle measured from vertical axis) ** Yaw (ship motion), one of the ship motions' principal axes of rotation, describing motion about the vertical axis of a ship (bow-left or bow-right angle measured from vertical axis) * Yaw rate (or yaw velocity), the angular speed of yaw rotation, measured with a yaw rate sensor * Yawing moment, the angular momentum of a yaw rotation, important for adverse yaw in aircraft dynamics Wind turbines * Yaw system, a yaw angle control system in wind turbines responsible for the orientation of the rotor towards the wind ** Yaw bearing, the most crucial and co ...
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Acheampong
Acheampong is an Ashanti surname, which means destined for greatness. Notable people with the Ashanti surname include: * Benjamin Acheampong (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer * Gemma Acheampong (born 1993), American-Ghanaian track and field athlete * Faustina Acheampong, wife of Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, First Lady of Ghana * Frank Acheampong (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer * Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931–1979), former President of Ghana * Joachin Yaw Acheampong (born 1973), Ghanaian footballer * Joey Acheampong (born 1982), Ghanaian footballer, scored 29 goals for Aylesbury United F.C. in 2010–2014 * Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 1974), Ghanaian skier * Nana Acheampong, Ghanaian musician * Patrick Kwateng Acheampong (born 1951), Ghanaian lawyer * Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong popularly known as Becca Becca is a feminine given name, often a short form of Rebecca; however, it is also a name in its own right. People In arts and media Music * Becca (Singer, Song ...
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John Bilson (politician)
John Bilson was a Ghanaian doctor and politician. Career In May 1969, he founded the All People's Congress, which despite some support from the '' Legon Observer'' failed to make any impact in the 1969 parliamentary election. He contested the 1979 presidential elections as leader of the Third Force Party: in the first round of voting on 18 June 1979 he came sixth out of ten candidates, with 2.8% of the vote. In 1981, the Third Force Party was one of the opposition parties which tried to merge into the All People's Party, although political parties were soon banned after Jerry Rawlings's coup at the end of the year. In 1992, Bilson launched a lawsuit challenging the eligibility of Rawlings to stand for the presidency, on the grounds that he was not a Ghanaian national.'Rawlings sued over nationality ', ''The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as ...
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University Of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast. It was originally an affiliate college of the University of London, which supervised its academic programs and awarded degrees. After Ghana gained independence in 1957, the college was renamed the University College of Ghana. It changed its name again to the University of Ghana in 1961, when it gained full university status. The University of Ghana is situated on the West view of the Accra Legon hills and at the northeast of the centre of Accra. It has over 40,000 registered students. Introduction The original emphasis on establishing the University of Ghana was on the liberal arts, social sciences, law, basic science, agriculture and medicine. However, as part of a national educational reform program, th ...
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