Hannah Kudjoe (December 1918 – 9 March 1986), née Hannah Dadson, was a prominent activist for Ghanaian independence in the 1940s and 1950s. She was one of the first high-profile female nationalists in the movement, Read more…
SOPHIA OBOSHIE DOKU was also another devoted lady who contributed to the independence struggle and one of the first female parliamentarians in the first parliament in the first republic of Ghana under Ghana’s first president Read more…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (born William Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo; 29 March 1944) is the President of Ghana, in office since January 2017. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Read more…
Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) is a former head of state and president of Ghana. Rawlings initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force Read more…
Nana Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah was a Ghanaian statesman, pan-Africanist, scholar, lawyer and historian. He played a significant role in pre- and post-colonial Ghana, which was formerly the Gold Coast, and in fact is credited Read more…
Theodosia Salome Okoh was a Ghanaian stateswoman, teacher and artist known for designing Ghana’s flag in 1957. She also played a leading role in the development of hockey in Ghana. She started school at Ashanti Read more…
Yaa Asantewaa was queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire – now part of modern-day Ghana, appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Opese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu. In 1900 she led the Ashanti Read more…
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a former President of the Republic of Ghana (President from 2001 to 2009). He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. His Read more…
Lieutenant General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka was a member of the ruling National Liberation Council which came to power in Ghana in a military coup d’état on 24 February 1966. This overthrew the government of Dr. Kwame Read more…