Edward Akufo-Addo

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3^rd Chief Justice of Ghana (15^th including Gold Coast)
Edward Akufo-Addo
5th President of Ghana
In office August 31, 1970 – January 13, 1972
Prime Minister	Dr. K. A. Busia (1969-1972)
Preceded by	Nii Amaa Ollennu
Succeeded by	Gen. I.K. Acheampong
In office 1966 – 1970
Preceded by	J. Sarkodee-Addo
Succeeded by	Edmund A.L. Bannerman

Born	June 26, 1906 Akropong-Akwapim, Ghana
Died	July 17, 1979 Accra, Ghana
Political party	non-partisan
Spouse	Mrs. Adeline Y. Akufo-Addo
Profession	Judge / Lawyer
Religion	Christian
Ceremonial President with executive powers vested in Prime Minister

Edward Akufo-Addo (26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979) was a politician and lawyer in Ghana.

1 Education
2 Pre-political career
3 Early political career
4 Post-independence career
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Education

Akufo-Addo was born at Akropong-Akwapim and attended Achimota College, (won scholarship) to St Peter's College, Oxford University, where he studied Mathematics, Politics and Philosophy.

[edit] Pre-political career

Akufo-Addo was called to the Middle Temple Bar, London, UK in 1940 and returned to what was then the Gold Coast to start a private legal practice.

[edit] Early political career

In 1947, he became a Founding Member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and was one of the "Big Six" detained after disturbances in Accra. From 1949–1950, he was a Member, Gold Coast Legislative Council, Coussey Constitutional Commission.

[edit] Post-independence career

After independence (1962–1964), Akufo-Addo was a Supreme Court Judge (One of three Judges who sat on Treason trial involving Tawiah Adamafio, Ako Adjei and three others after the Kulungugu bomb attack on President Kwame Nkrumah and for doing so was dismissed with fellow judges for finding some of the accused not guilty). From 1966–1970, he was appointed Chief Justice by the NLC regime as well as Chairman of the Constitutional Commission (Commission that drafted the 1969 Second Republican Constitution). He was also head of the NLC Political Commission during this same time period. From August 31, 1970 until his deposition by coup d'etat on January 13, 1972, Akufo-Addo was President of Ghana in the Second Republic. He was a ceremonial President and had no executive powers as all powers lay with the Prime Minister, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. On July 17, 1979, Akufo-Addo died of natural causes.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by J. Sarkodee-Addo	Chief Justice of Ghana 1966–1970	Succeeded by Edmund A.L. Bannerman
Preceded by Nii Amaa Ollennu	President of Ghana 1970–1972	Succeeded by Gen. I. K. Acheampong

Presidents/Military Chairmans of Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah • Joseph Arthur Ankrah * • Akwasi Afrifa * • Nii Amaa Ollennu ^† • Edward Akufo-Addo • Ignatius Kutu Acheamphong * • Fred Akuffo * • Jerry Rawlings* • Hilla Limann • Jerry Rawlings • John Kufuor *military †interim