Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante is a Ghanaian soldier and politician. He was a member of the National Redemption Council (NRC) government which ruled Ghana between January 1972 and October 1975 following a military coup led by Colonel Kutu Acheampong.
Emmanuel Obeng Nyante | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture | |
| In office 1974 – October 1975 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Lt-Colonel Paul Nkegbe |
| Succeeded by | E. Owusu-Fordwouh |
| Volta Regional Commissioner | |
| In office May 1973 – January 1974 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Major P. K. D. Habadah |
| Succeeded by | Colonel J. A. Kabore |
| Eastern Regional Commissioner | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| President | Colonel I. K. Acheampong |
| Preceded by | G. L. A. Djabanor |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Col. George Minyila |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana Armed Forces |
| Branch/service | Ghana Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
Following the overthrow of the constitutionally elected Progress Party government of Kofi Abrefa Busia, Nyante was appointed as a member of the NRC which formed a military government. He first served as the Eastern Regional Commissioner from January 1972 to 1973. [1][2]
In May 1973, he was moved to the Volta Region where he replaced Major P. K. D. Habadah as the Volta Regional Commissioner until January 1974.[3][4]
In 1974, Nyante became the Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture. He held this position until the NRC was replaced by the Supreme Military Council in October 1975.[5][6][7]
(Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture)
References
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- ^ Nugent, Paul Christopher (October 1991). ""National Integration and the Vicissitudes of State Power in Ghana: The Political Incorporation of Likpe, a Border Community, 1945-19B6" - A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London" (PDF). London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. p. 183. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Youth Must Be Given Technical And Practical Training - Nyante". Ghana News. 6 (16). Washington DC, USA: Embassy of Ghana: 7. 15 September 1974. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Ghana: African Librarians Conference Told Library Services Essential To Promote Wider Education". www.britishpathe.com. British Pathé. 1975. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Paxton, John, ed. (1974). "Ghana". The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1974–1975. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 310–316. doi:10.1057/9780230271036. ISBN 9780230271036. Retrieved 4 January 2023.