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Edward Akufo-Addo

1906 - 1979

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Edward Akufo-Addo (26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the "Big Six" leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and one of the founding fathers of Ghana who engaged in the fight for Ghana's independence. He became the Chief Justice (1966–70), and later ceremonial President (1970–72), of the Republic of Ghana. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Akufo-Addo has received more than 466,572 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Akufo-Addo is the 16,600th most popular politician (down from 15,446th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Ghana (down from 28th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Ghanaian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Akufo-Addo ranks 16,600 out of 19,576. Before him are Asha-Rose Migiro, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Domingo Nieto, Madhavrao Scindia, Piero Fassino, and Arnaud Montebourg. After him are Benjamin Franklin Butler, Rui Rio, Gabriela von Habsburg, Agathokleia, Gonzalo Córdova, and Suthep Thaugsuban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Edward Akufo-Addo ranks 390. Before him are Guglielmo Segato, Hans Haas, Romildo Etcheverry, Márton Homonnai, David Smith, and Jorge Góngora. After him are Sidney Darlington, John Betjeman, Vincent Sherman, Anna Dresden-Polak, Pedro Bergés, and Klaus Egge. Among people deceased in 1979, Edward Akufo-Addo ranks 257. Before him are Dick Esser, Guglielmo Segato, Andreo Cseh, Mikhail Ogonkov, George Brent, and Shirley Mason. After him are Adolph Dubs, Charles Coughlin, Karel Senecký, Wálter Guimarães, Giovanni De Prà, and Vivian Vance.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Edward Akufo-Addo ranks 33 out of 162. Before him are Ibrahim Sunday (1944), Hilla Limann (1934), Alphonso Davies (2000), Stephen Appiah (1980), Akwasi Afrifa (1936), and Tony Yeboah (1966). After him are Richard Baawobr (1959), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Karim Abdul Razak (1956), Derek Boateng (1983), Ayi Kwei Armah (1939), and Owusu Benson (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ghana

Among politicians born in Ghana, Edward Akufo-Addo ranks 13. Before him are Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), John Mahama (1958), Fred Akuffo (1937), Hilla Limann (1934), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936). After him are Clement Quartey (1938), and Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913).

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