Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey
Encyclopedia
Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey (1902 – 1963) was a politician in the British
colony of the Gold Coast
. He was one of the founders and leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention
(UGCC) known as "The Big Six"
.
There is a roundabout on the Ring Road West in Accra
named after him.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colony of the Gold Coast
Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
. He was one of the founders and leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention
United Gold Coast Convention
The United Gold Coast Convention was a political party whose aim was to bring about Ghanaian independence from British rule after the Second World War....
(UGCC) known as "The Big Six"
The Big Six (Ghana)
The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention , the leading political party in the British colony of the Gold Coast. They were detained by the colonial authorities in 1948 following disturbances leading to the killing of three World War II veterans...
.
There is a roundabout on the Ring Road West in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
named after him.
See also
- The Big SixThe Big Six (Ghana)The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention , the leading political party in the British colony of the Gold Coast. They were detained by the colonial authorities in 1948 following disturbances leading to the killing of three World War II veterans...
- United Gold Coast ConventionUnited Gold Coast ConventionThe United Gold Coast Convention was a political party whose aim was to bring about Ghanaian independence from British rule after the Second World War....
- Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-LampteyJacob Otanka Obetsebi-LampteyJacob Otanka "Jake" Obetsebi-Lamptey , is a Ghanaian politician as well as former television and radio producer.Born in Accra, Ghana, Obetsebi-Lamptey had his primary education in Accra, before travelling to England to further his education.In 1966, he began work as a radio and TV scriptwriter,...