Komla Dotse Akude is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Ho East Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).[1][2][3]

Komla Dotse Akude
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ho East
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
Born(1936-09-15)15 September 1936
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
OccupationTeacher

Education and early life

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He was born 15 September 1936 in Volta Region of Ghana.[1] He attended Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate. He also obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon.[1]

Politics

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Akude began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent Ho East constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1][2][4] He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[5]

Personal life

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He is a Presbyterian. He is a Teacher.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Accra: Office of the National Assembly. 1969. p. 146.
  2. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  3. ^ "Komla Dotse Akude, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  5. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.