Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman | |
|---|---|
| 4th Chief Justice of Ghana | |
| In office 1970–1972 | |
| Nominated by | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Azu Crabbe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1915 |
| Died | 27 June 1983 (aged 67) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman JSC (22 July 1915 – 27 June 1983) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1970 and 1972. He was the fourth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation in 1957.[1] He was removed from office by the National Redemption Council, the military government in power after the coup of 13 January 1972 that ended the Second Republic of Ghana.[2]
- ^ "List of Chief Justices". Judicial Service of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.
- ^ "13TH JANUARY, 1972–3RD JUNE, 1979: NATIONAL REDEMPTION COUNCIL (NRC)/SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL (SMC) I & II" (PDF). THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION REPORT Volume 4 Chapter 2. Ghana government. October 2004. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2005.
Three judges, Chief Justice Edmund Lanquaye Bannerman, Justices Koi Larbi and J. B. Siriboe were dismissed and deprived of all their terminal employment benefits