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Edward Akufo-Addo

 
 
Edward Akufo-Addo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 11, 2023
1. Edward Akufo-Addo Marker
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Edward Akufo-Addo, COV
26:6:1906 – 17:7:1979
Founding member of United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC)
Member of the “Big Six”
Chief Justice of the Republic (1966-1970)
President of the Republic (1970-1972)

Your struggle for the total political emancipation and the rule of law for the people of Ghana is deeply acknowledged
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 5° 34.611′ N, 0° 10.707′ W. Marker is in Accra, Greater Accra Region, in La Dade-Kotopon District. It is in Cantonments. It is at the intersection of Fourth Circular Road and Cantonments Road, in the median on Fourth Circular Road. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Africa, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Christ the King School Foundation (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Ghana Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Dr. Shirley Graham DuBois
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(approx. one kilometer away); W.E.B. DuBois (approx. one kilometer away); Agusta 109A Helicopter (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Ghana in Two World Wars (approx. 2.9 kilometers away); Accra Stadium Disaster (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Liberation Day Monument (approx. 3.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accra.
 
Also see . . .  Edward Akufo-Addo at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 26, 2023.)
 
Edward Akufo-Addo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 11, 2023
2. Edward Akufo-Addo Marker
Edward Akufo-Addo Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 11, 2023
3. Edward Akufo-Addo Statue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 448 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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