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Bliss Ackuaku

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Bliss Ackuaku
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Dzodze
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
Born(1918-04-02)2 April 1918
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
OccupationCompany Director and Accountant

Bliss Ackuaku (born 18 April 1918) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Dzodze Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).[1][2][3]

Education and early life

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Ackuaku was born on 18 April 1918 in Volta Region of Ghana.[1] He attended Achimota College. He also obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from The University of London and he also attended King's College.[1]

Politics

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Ackuaku began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent Dzodze constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1][3][2] He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[4]

Personal life

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Ackuaku is a Christian. He is a Company Director and Accountant.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Accra: Office of the National Assembly. 1969. p. 124.
  2. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  3. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  4. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.