Progress Party (Ghana)

Progress Party (Ghana)
political party
Year dem found am1969 Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Demma headquarters locationAccra Edit
SRGB color hex tripletFFFF00 Edit
Date dem dissolve, abolish anaa demolish1972 Edit
Member categoryCategory:Progress Party (Ghana) politicians Edit

Na de Progress Party (PP) be de ruling party for Ghana for Second Republic tym insyd (1969 go 1972). For de 29 August 1969 elections insyd, de PP win 105 of de National Assembly ein 140 seats.[1]

Na de party be co-found insyd 1969 by Kofi Abrefa Busia, wey na dem born am as a Bono prince insyd de traditional kingdom of Wenchi, den by Lawyer Sylvester Kofi Williams, wey na dem born am as an Ahanta prince, den a descendant of de Ahanta King Badu Bonsu II. Kofi Abrefa Busia lead de Party, wey he cam turn de 2nd Prime Minister for 3 September 1969.[2] Na Sylvester Kofi Williams, serve as de ruling Party ein Ambassador Extraordinary den Plenipotentiary,[3] insyd Ghana ein 2nd republic, quasi civilian government. De PP declare support give apartheid South Africa white minority government.

For 13 January 1972, de Progress Party government wey Busia lead na dem overthrow am thru a bloodless military coup wey Colonel Acheampong lead. Na dem ban de party togeda plus all oda political parties.[4]

After de 1972 military junta ban de Progress Party insyd Ghana, both Busia den Williams loose dema citizenship insyd Ghana wey na dem remain for exile insyd England. Busia return to Oxford University, wer he die from a heart attack insyd August 1978.

References

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  1. ↑ "Progress Party". Ghanavisions. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Ghana Embassy in Tokyo archives
  4. ↑ Members of the National Redemption Council. Public Relations Department, Ghana. 2006. ISBN 9789988809782. OCLC 404100555.