| MR. JOHN AGYEKUM KUFOUR |
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| Presidency |
2001 - 2008 … NPP : |
President |
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| Personal Information |
Date of Birth : |
8th December, 1938 |
Place of Birth : |
Dabaah near Kumasi (A/R) |
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| Educational Background of Mr. John Agyekum Kuffour |
1945 – 1953 : |
Attended Government Boys Primary and Middle School – Kumasi |
1954 : |
Student Prempeh College – Kumasi |
1959 – 61 : |
Obtained a Law Degree and was called to the barat Lincoln Inn – L.L.B |
1961 – 64 : |
Oxford University, he took further studies in Law |
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| His Political and Public Life |
1965 – 67 : |
Entered into Private Law Practice in Kumasi. |
1967 – 69 : |
City Manager and Chief Legal Officer of Kumasi City Council |
1969 : |
Member of the Constituent Assembly which drew up 1969 Constitution that Ushered the Country into the Second Republic |
1969 – 72 : |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs during Busia’s Regime |
1979 : |
Member, Constituent Assembly that wrote the Constitution which ushered the country into the third Republic |
1979 – 81 : |
MP for Atwima Nwabiagya on the ticket of popular front party (P.F.P) and became Deputy leader and spokesman on Foreign Affairs |
1982 : |
Appointed as Minister of Local Government but later resigned |
1988 – 91 : |
Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club. |
1991 – 92 : |
Lost Presidential slot of New Patriot Party (NPP) to Professor Adu Boahen. |
1996 : |
Emerged victorious in the NPP primaries and led the Great Alliance of NPP And PCP to the General Election of that year, against the incumbent President Rawlings |
1998 : |
He won the Presidential slot of NPP again |
2000 : |
He won the General Election held that year against Professor Atta-Mills |
January 7, 2001 : |
Sworn in as a President |
2004 : |
He won the General Election held that year again |
January 7, 2005 : |
Sworn in as a President for the second term |
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