People's Heritage Party

The People's Heritage Party (PHP) was a political party in Ghana.[1]

People's Heritage Party
LeaderEmmanuel Erskine
Founded1992
Merged intoPeople's Convention Party
(with National Independence Party
in 1993)
HeadquartersAccra
IdeologyNkrumaism
African nationalism
African socialism

Formation

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The PHP was one of the eight political parties formed when the ban on party politics was lifted in 1992 in Ghana. It claimed to follow the Nkrumahist philosophy.[2]

Elections

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The PHP did not win any seats in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 1992. This was the first and only parliamentary election that it participated. Its candidate in the 1992 Ghanaian presidential election in 1992 was Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Erskine. He came last out of the five candidates with 1.7% of the total vote.[3]

Merger

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In 1993, the PHP merged with the National Independence Party, another party that followed Nkrumah's ideology to form the People's Convention Party.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ninsin, Kwame A. (2006). "Introduction: The Contradictions and Ironies of Elections in Africa". Africa Development. 31 (3): 1–10. ISSN 0850-3907.
  2. ^ "Political Context Study - Ghana" (PDF). Political Context Study. 13 (14): 41. 2010 – via University of Oslo.
  3. ^ "Ghana Presidential And Parilamentary Elections". Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group. 3 (1): 53. December 12, 2012 – via Commonwealth Secretariat.
  4. ^ "About this Collection | Country Studies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2023-01-07.