Edward Akufo-Addo | |
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 Edward Akufo-Addo | |
| President of Ghana | |
| In office 31 August 1970 – 13 January 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Busia (1969–1972) |
| Preceded by | Nii Amaa Ollennu |
| Succeeded by | Gen. I. K. Acheampong |
| 3rd Chief Justice of Ghana (15th including Gold Coast) | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | J. Sarkodee-Addo |
| Succeeded by | Edmund A. L. Bannerman |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| In office 1962–1964 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1906 Dodowa, Gold Coast |
| Died | 17 July 1979 (aged 73) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Non-partisan |
| Spouse | Adeline Y. Akufo-Addo (née Nana Yeboakua Ofori-Atta) (d. 2004) |
| Children | 4, including Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Education | Presbyterian Training College, Akropong Achimota College St Peter's College, Oxford Middle Temple |
| Profession |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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Edward Akufo-Addo JSC (26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979)[1][2] was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the "Big Six" leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and one of the founding fathers of Ghana who engaged in the fight for Ghana's independence.[3] He became the Chief Justice (1966–70), and later ceremonial President (1970–72), of the Republic of Ghana.[4] He is the father of the current (executive) President of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo.[5]
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- ^ "Edward Akufo-Addo". Ghana Web. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Big Six Enduring Lessons From The Founding Fathers Of Ghana". Retrieved 27 August 2021.