KWAME NKRUMAH
KWAME NKRUMAH Kwame Nkrumah (c. September 21, 1909- April 27, 1972) led the Gold Coast to independence in 1957 as the state of Ghana, and thereafter, first as prime minister (1957-1960) and then as president (1960-1966), was the dominant figure in its policies. An able political organiser, he was the subject of acute controversy both […]
J.B. DANQUAH
JOSEPH KWAME KYERETWIE BOAKYE DANQUAH Dr. Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah (December 21, 1895-February 4, 1965), lawyer, scholar, author and patriot became the dean of Ghana’s politicians. He was a leader of the opposition to Kwame Nkrumah (q.v), president of Ghana from 1960-1966 but was arrested as a political prisoner and did miserably in a […]
SARBAH, J. M.
JOHN MENSAH SARBAH John Mensah Sarbah (June 3, 1864-November 27, 1910), patriot and statesman, was one of the most outstanding nationalists of the Gold Coast at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th. He made a lasting mark on national life in politics, education and law. He was born at […]
SRI II, TOGBI
TOGBI SRII Togbi Sri II (1862-1956) was the Awoamefia (paramount chief) of Anlo for nearly 50 years (1907-1956). He distinguished himself as an innovator and as a statesman, and was an advocate of Ewe unity. Cornelius Kofi Kwakume, as he was known before his enstoolment, was born in 1862, and was educated at Breman Mission […]
PREMPEH II
PREMPEH II Nana Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Otumfuo Prempeh II (1892- May 27, 1970) was Asantehene (ruler of Asante) from 1935-1970, defending the institutions of traditional rule through an epoch of radical change. He was born in 1892 to Nana Akua Bakoma, daughter of Nana Yaa Akyaa, Queen-mother of Asante and to Okyeame Kwaku […]
