Isaac Kobina Abban

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Isaac Kobina Donkor Abban
Isaac Kobina Abban
9th Chief Justice of Ghana
(21st including Gold Coast)
In office
February 22, 1995 – April 21, 2001
Appointed by Jerry Rawlings
Preceded by Philip Edward Archer
Succeeded by Edward Kwame Wiredu
Born 1933
Died April 21, 2001
Accra, Ghana

Isaac Kobina Donkor Abban (born 1933) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1995 and 2001. He was the ninth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation.[1]

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[edit] Electoral Commissioner

Justice Abban was called to the bar on April 18, 1959. While a High Court Judge, he was appointed the electoral commissioner and supervised the controversial 'Union Government (UNIGOV)' referendum on March 30, 1978 during the Supreme Military Council (SMC) era. At a point during the referendum, he went into hiding in fear of his life from the military authorities.[2] This was because he opposed the attempts to rig the UNIGOV referendum by the military SMC government.[3] He also supervised the 1979 presidential elections that elected Dr Hilla Limann president of the third republic of Ghana.

[edit] Chief Justice

He left for Seychelles where he worked as the Chief Justice.[3] On his return to Ghana, he rejoined the Judicial Service of Ghana. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ghana and later on February 22, 1995, he was made the Chief Justice by the President, Jerry Rawlings.[3]

[edit] Death

Justice Abban was due to retire on May 1, 2001, for health reasons.[4] He died a few days before that on April 21, 2001 in Accra, Ghana at the age of 67.[3][5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ List of Chief Justices. Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
  2. ^ History of Ghana - Post Independence Ghana. 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration of Ghana. Ghana government. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. “In furtherance of the UNIGOV policy, a referendum was held on 30 March 1978 to ascertain the wishes of Ghanaians on the issue. Halfway through the referendum, the Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Justice Isaac Kobina Abban, a judge of the High Court, had to give up his job, flee into hiding apparently to save his life.”
  3. ^ a b c d "Ghanaian Chief Justice is dead", africast.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 
  4. ^ "Chief Justice Retires", General News of Tuesday, 10 April 2001, Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-04-17. 
  5. ^ "Chief Justice Abban Is Dead", General News of Sunday, 22 April 2001, Ghana Home Page, 22 April 2001. Retrieved on 2007-04-13. 

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NAME Abban, Isaac Kobina Donkor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Former Chief Justice of Ghana
DATE OF BIRTH 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH Accra, Ghana
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