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Nana Akufo-Addo
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name in native languageNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Edit
Name wey dem give amNana Edit
Family nameAddo Edit
Ein date of birth29 March 1944 Edit
Place dem born amAccra Edit
Ein poppieEdward Akufo-Addo Edit
SpouseRebecca Akufo-Addo Edit
KiddieValerie Obaze, Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, Adriana Dukua Akufo-Addo, Edwina Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo, Yeboakua Akufo-Addo Edit
RelativeJacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, Ken Ofori-Atta Edit
Native languageTwi Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signTwi, Ga, English, French Edit
Ein occupationdiplomat, lawyer, politician Edit
Field for workeconomy Edit
Educate forNew College, University of Ghana, Lancing College, City, University of London, Holmewood House School Edit
Work locationAccra Edit
Affiliation stringPresident of the Republic of Ghana Edit
Political party ein memberNew Patriotic Party Edit
Candidacy in election2016 Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 Ghanaian general election, 2012 Ghanaian general election, 2020 Ghanaian general election Edit
Religion anaa worldviewPresbyterianism Edit
Hair colorblack hair Edit
Participant insydWorld Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 Edit
Member ofEconomic Community of West African States Edit
Interested ineconomy, jurisprudence Edit
Ghana Place Names URLhttps://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/birthplaces#h.he9odspcr1x2 Edit

William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (/æˈkʊfoʊ ɑːˈdoʊ/ ⓘ a-KUUF-oh ah-DOH;[1] born 29 March 1944) be a Ghanaian politician wey na he serve as de 13th presido of Ghana since 2017.[2][3][4][5] Na he previously serve as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 den as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under de administration of then-presido John Kufuor.[6]

Early life den education

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Na dem born Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo insyd Swalaba, a suburb of Accra, Ghana, insyd 1944, to Adeline Akufo-Addo den Edward Akufo-Addo, members of de prominent Ofori-Atta family.[7][8] Na ein poppie Edward Akufo-Addo from Akropong-Akuapem be Ghana ein third Chief Justice from 1966 to 1970, chairmo of de 1967–68 Constitutional Commission den de non-executive presido of Ghana from 1970 till 1972.[8] Na Akufo-Addo ein maternal grandpoppie be Nana Sir Ofori Atta, King of Akyem Abuakwa, wey na e be a member of de executive council of de governor of de Gold Coast before Ghana ein independence.[8] He be a nephew of Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta den William Ofori Atta. Na ein granduncle be J. B. Danquah, another member of The Big Six.[9]

He start ein primary education for de Government Boys School den Rowe Road School (now Kinbu), both insyd Accra Central.[10] He go England wey he continue ein education for Holmewood House Preparatory School before he study for ein O-Level den A-Level examinations for Lancing College, Sussex, wer na dem nickname am "Billy" wey he join de Anglican faith.[1] He begin de Philosophy, Politics and Economics course for New College, Oxford, insyd 1962, buh he lef soon afterwards.[11] He return to Ghana insyd 1962 make he teach for de Accra Academy, before he go to read economics for de University of Ghana, Legon, insyd 1964, wey he earn a BSc (Econ) degree insyd 1967.[12] He subsequently join de Middle Temple wey he train as a lawyer under de apprenticeship system dem know as de Inns of Court, wer dem no dey require formal law degree.[13] Na dem bell am to de English Bar (Middle Temple) insyd July 1971. Na dem bell am to de Ghanaian bar insyd July 1975.[14] Akufo-Addo work plus de Paris office of de U.S. law firm Coudert Brothers. Insyd 1979, he co-found de law firm Akufo-Addo, Prempeh and Co.

Ein life matter

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Akufo-Addo be from Akropong-Akuapem den Kyebi insyd de Eastern Region wey na both sides of ein family be Presbyterian.[15][16] He marry Rebecca Akufo-Addo (née Griffiths-Randolph), de daughter of judge Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, de Speaker of de Parliament of Ghana during de Third Republic.[17][18] Na Akufo-Addo get two previous marriages before he marry Rebecca. Akufo-Addo ein first marriage to Remi Fani-Kayode, a Nigerian den daughter of Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode, end plus a divorce.[19] Ein next marriage to Eleanor Nkansah-Gyamenah, a Ghanaian, end for ein death insyd 1993.[20]

Akufo-Addo get four biological daughters den one stepdaughter: Gyankroma, Edwina, Adriana, Yeboakua den Valerie.[21][22] Virginia Hesse be de mommie of one ein daughters.[23] Na she be appointed by Akufo-Addo as Ghana ein Ambassador to Czech Republic insyd ein first-term of government.[24] Ein first marriage to Remi bore am two of ein daughters wey ein second marriage to Eleanor bore am a daughter.[25] Ein marriage to Rebecca provide am a step-daughter wey na Rebecca get insyd a previous relationship.[26] Akufo-Addo get a sisto dem dey bell Madam Marigold plus de title, Abrewatia Nana Abena Oye.[27]

Akufo-Addo be a teetotaller.[28][29]

Honours

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Awards

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Foreign honours

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  • Burkina Faso:
    • Grand Cross of de National Order of Burkina Faso (6 May 2017)[30]
  • France:
    • Grand Officer of de Legion of Honour (14 November 2024)[31]
  • Guinea-Bissau:
    • Recipient of de Medal of Amílcar Cabral (15 May 2023)[32]
  • Guyana:
    • Member of de Order of Excellence (11 June 2019)[33]
  • Ivory Coast:
    • Grand Cross of de National Order of the Ivory Coast (5 May 2017)[34]
  • Liberia:
    • Grand Cordon of de Order of the Pioneers of Liberia (27 May 2017)[35]
  • Morocco:
    • Collar of de Order of Muhammad (17 February 2017)[36]
  • Portugal:
    • Grand Collar of de Order of Prince Henry (2023)
  • Senegal:
    • Grand Cross of de National Order of the Lion (16 May 2017)[37]
  • Serbia:
    • Order of the Republic of Serbia, Second Class (10 October 2021)[38]
  • Sierra Leone:
    • Grand Commander of de Order of the Republic (27 April 2021)[39]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OL Elected President of Ghana". lancingcollege united kingdom. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Biography". ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. ↑ "COVID-19: Nana Addo joins world leaders in signing People's Vaccine". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana (in American English). 16 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Arhinful, Ernest (2021-05-16). "Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on COVID-19 fight tonight". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana (in American English). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ↑ Osei Boakye, Evans (7 January 2017). "Nana Akufo Addo Is the New President for Ghana – Here's His Inauguration Speech". GhanaStar. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Profile". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo". Office of the President, Republic of Ghana. February 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Duodu, Cameron (April 2014). "Why Akufo-Addo chose caution, not confrontation". New African.
  9. ↑ "Salute the New King: President-elect of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo". primenewsghana. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ↑ Ransford Tetteh, ed. (6 December 2008). "Profile of the Candidates". Daily Graphic (17983). Graphic Communications: 14.
  11. ↑ Ata, Kofi (11 November 2012). "Why has Nana Akufo Addo omitted Oxford University from his Profile?". Modernghana. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Address delivered on behalf of president Nana Akufo-Addo, by Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, at the 89th Speech and Prize Giving Day of Accra Academy, on 14th March 2020". mfa Government Ghana. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Prof. Kwaku Asare writes: Nana Akufo-Addo has no law degree but..." manassehazure. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Agyeman-Duah, Ivor (2003). Between Faith and History: A Biography of J.A. Kufuor. Africa World Press. pp. 81, 95.
  15. ↑ "Akufo-Addo visits ancestral home in Akropong-Akuapem". myjoyonline. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "President of Ghana, Ghana Embassy Israel". gh-embassy (in English). Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. ↑ "About the NPP: Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo". 7 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  18. ↑ Pobee, John S. (2009). The Anglican Story in Ghana: From Mission Beginnings to Province of Ghana. African Books Collective. ISBN 9789988037802. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Fani-Kayode hails appointment of ex-wife by Ghanaian president-elect". premiumtimesng.com. 5 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Akufo-Addo commissions Eleanor Akufo-Addo Memorial Social Centre at Mampong". citineswroom.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Akufo-Addo, the family man". Ghanaweb. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  22. ↑ "Meet the incoming first family". kessbenfm. 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  23. ↑ "'Baby Mamas' Have Received Fair Share From Akufo-Addo's Nepotistic Govt – Sammy Gyamfi". the Ghana report.com. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "Ambassador Virginia Hesse's presence at national awards explained". The Herald. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  25. ↑ "List of women Nana Akufo-Addo have married". GhanaPoliticsOnline. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Akufo-Addo's Hollywood Wife". ghanaweb.com. 9 August 2008.
  27. ↑ "Watch Nana Konadu show off dancing skills at coronation of Akufo-Addo's sister". GhanaWeb (in English). 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  28. ↑ "I don't drink alcohol - President Akufo-Addo". 27 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "I don't drink alcohol - Akufo-Addo declares during 2024 SONA".
  30. ↑ "President @rochkaborepf decorated me with the highest national award of Burkina Faso, the Grand Croix de l'Ordre National". X. 6 May 2017.
  31. ↑ "President receives France's highest award". Graphic Online. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  32. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau President honours Akufo-Addo with highest state accolade". Modern Ghana. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  33. ↑ "Ghanaian President conferred with Order of Excellence" Stabroek News, 12 June 2019.
  34. ↑ "Nana Akufo-Addo honoured in Cote d'Ivoire", GhanaWeb, 6 May 2017.
  35. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (27 May 2017). "Nana Addo decorated with Liberia's highest award". Citi FM Online.
  36. ↑ "Morocco Stregthens Ties With Ghana", Modern Ghana, 18 February 2017.
  37. ↑ "Senegal decorates Akufo Addo with national award", ModernGhana, 18 May 2017.
  38. ↑ "Vučić uručio Orden predsedniku Gane: Dve države se dobro razumeju, potrebno proširenje saradnje - Politika - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  39. ↑ "Akufo-Addo receives Sierra Leone's highest national award". Citi Newsroom. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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