Matilda Nana Manye Amissah-Arthur (née Borsah) served as the Second Lady of

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from 2012 to 2017. She was married to the late former Vice President of Ghana,

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (born William Edmund Davidson Amissah-Arthur) (29 April 1951 – 29 June 2018) was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the fifth Vice-President of Ghana's 4th Republic, in office from 6 August 2012 ...

Early life and education

Her father was the Director of Social Welfare and instrumental in founding Osu Children's Home, an orphanage for homeless children and orphans in Osu, Accra as well as the Borstal Institute for juvenile delinquents in the country. Mrs. Amissah-Arthur attended

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in Central Region of Ghana for her secondary school education.

Career

Amissah-Arthur is a

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by profession.

Second Lady of Ghana

As Second Lady, Amissah-Arthur is well known for her role in promoting literacy, digital libraries, and other beneficial causes in Ghana, including donation of medical items, and supporting

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s in the town of Effutu. Amissah-Arthur was influenced to do social work by her father, who was once Director of Social Welfare in Ghana and inculcated the habit of selflessness and hardwork in his children. She has been installed as a

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of Logba-Adzekoe in 2016, with the stool name of Unandze Afan Eshi (Mamaga Afeamenyo I).

Personal life

She was married to former vice president of Ghana and former governor of the Bank of Ghana,

and they were blessed with two children until he died on 29 June 2018 at the

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References

Living people Second Ladies of Ghana African queen mothers Ghanaian librarians Ghanaian women librarians Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-bio-stub