Private Odartey Lamptey
Private Odartey Lamptey (died 28 February 1948) was a Ghanaian ex-serviceman and veteran of World War II. He was one of the three veterans shot dead by 1948 Accra riots, Major Imray while on their way to present a petition to Gerald Creasy, Sir Gerald Creasy who was Governor of Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast at the time. The death of these three ex-servicemen led to the 1948 Accra Riots. References

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Gerald Creasy
Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy (1 November 1897 – 9 June 1983) was a British colonial administrator. He served as Governor of the Gold Coast and Malta. The "Christiansborg cross-roads shooting incident" that led to the 1948 Accra Riots occurred while Creasy was Governor in Gold Coast. Gold Coast Creasy was appointed governor on 12 January 1948. He succeeded Sir Alan Burns. He is however most remembered in Ghana for the "Christiansborg cross-roads shooting incident" on 28 February 1948, about six weeks into his job. Three unarmed former World War II veterans were killed and 60 wounded that day while demonstrating about end of service benefits. The protests had followed the Association of West African Merchants (AWAM) boycotts in Accra. This played into the hands of the local political leadership, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC). Led by the Big Six, they sent a cable on the same day to the Secretary of State in London. "...unless Colonial Government is changed and a new Go ...
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