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K. B. Asante

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K. B. Asante
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amKwaku Edit
Ein date of birth1 March 1924 Edit
Place dem born amAccra Edit
Date wey edie22 January 2018 Edit
SpouseDzagbele Matilda Asante Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationdiplomat Edit
Educate forAchimota School Edit

Kwaku Baprui Asante (26 March 1924[1] – 22 January 2018) na he be Ghanaian diplomat, government official den writer. Na Asante serve as de Principal Secretary at de African Affairs Secretariat from 1960 to 1966. Na he hold several foreign service posts before na dem appoint am a PNDC Secretary. Na he be Ghana ein High Commissioner to de United Kingdom from 1991 to 1993.

Na Asante educate at Achimota School wey he later return der make he teach Mathematics.[2]

Ein early life den education

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Born insyd Accra, Gold Coast, for 26 March 1924, Asante don attend de O'Reilly Educational Institute, Tudu, Government Junior Boys' School, Adabraka, den Government Senior Boys’ School, Kinbu, from 1927 to 1937.[3] From 1938 to 1942, na he attend Achimota College Upper Primary den Secondary School, wey he sana teach mathematics (1945–48). He then proceed to Durham University insyd Britain, wey na he obtain a BSc Mathematics degree insyd 1952.[4]

Ein career

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Asante cam turn a member of de Institute of Statisticians insyd 1953, before he return to Achimota College, wey from 1953 to 1955 he teach mathematics.[4]

Na he work for six years at The Flagstaff House, wey na he be Principal Secretary at de African Affairs Secretariat (1960–66). From 1967 to 1972, na he be Ghana ein Ambassador to Switzerland, sana plus concurrent to Australia, den from 1976 to 1978 na he serve as Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, den de European Economic Community.[5]

Provisional National Defence Council government

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Between 1982 den 1986, na Asante serve as Secretary for Trade den Tourism insyd de Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) government wey na Jerry Rawlings lead. Asante sana serve as Secretary for Education den Culture between 1986 den 1990.[6] Between 1991 den 1993, na he be High Commissioner to de United Kingdom den Ireland.[7]

Na Asante wrep a weekly column, "Voice from Afar", insyd de national newspaper, de Daily Graphic.[8] Insyd 2003, na dem publish a collection of ein weekly articles as a book plus de same title of ein column.[9][10][11]

Ein life matter

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Na he marry Dzagbele Matilda Asante wey na dem born five kiddies.[3][12] Na Asante be lifelong congregant of de Anglican Church. Na he sana be Freemason, wey dey belong to de District Grand Lodge of Ghana under de United Grand Lodge of England.[13][14][15][16]

Ein death den funeral

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Na Asante die on 22 January 2018, at de age of 93.[17] Na dem accord am a ceremonial burial at de Forecourt of de State House insyd Accra.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Asante, Kwaku Baprui", Who's who in the world, 1978–1979.
  2. ↑ "Power-sharing dangerous for Ghana – K.B. Asante" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Vibe Ghana, 23 August 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Photos: Ghana's Freemasons 'Take Over' K.B Asante's Funeral To Bid Him Farewell". OMGVoice.com. 11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Asante, K. B., "Voice from Afar: A Ghanaian Experience", via Google Books. Archived 11 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Kwei, Rebecca (2 April 2014), "K.B. Asante @ 90", Graphic Online. Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Kwaku Baprui Asante in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ "9 facts you probably didn't know about K.B. Asante" Archived 2 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine, GhanaWeb, 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Owusu Tawiah, Kofi (27 January 2018). "K.B. Asante, the patriot, diplomat and writer". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Our Past High Commissioners". London: Ghana High Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "KB Asante: Voice From Afar column". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Haffar, Anis (19 November 2008). "Voice from Afar: Cheers for K. B. Asante". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Asante, K. B. (2003). Voice from Afar: a Ghanaian Experience. Ghana: Graphic Publications Ltd. GCGL. ISBN 9789988809737.
  11. ↑ Asante, K. B. (2003). Voice from afar: a Ghanaian experience. Graphic Publications. ISBN 9789988809737. Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via Stanford Libraries | SearchWorks catalog.
  12. ↑ Kwaku (30 September 2020). "Dzagbele Matilda Asante – I Was Nursing In The UK Before Windrush And The NHS". Black History Month. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  13. ↑ Lamptey, Edwin (19 March 2018). "Top Freemason members pay their last respect to K.B. Asante". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Photos: Freemasons 'storm' funeral to bid member K.B Asante farewell". MyNewsGh. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  15. ↑ Tornyi, Emmanuel (12 March 2018). "Freemasons attend K.B Asante's funeral". Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  16. ↑ Lamptey, Edwin (19 March 2018). "Top Grand Lodge members pay their last respect to K.B. Asante". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "K.B. Asante passes on". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh (10 March 2018). "Late K.B. Asante goes home [Photos]". citifmonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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