Kojo Botsio

Kojo Botsio

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Ghana
Name wey dem give am	Kojo
Ein date of birth	21 February 1916
Place dem born am	Winneba
Date wey edie	5 February 2001, 6 February 2001
Place wey edie	Accra
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	politician, diplomat, minister
Educate for	Fourah Bay College, Brasenose College, Achimota School, Adisadel College, Adisadel College
Political party ein member	Convention People's Party
Religion anaa worldview	Christian, Christianity
Participant insyd	Asian–African Conference

Kojo Botsio (21 February 1916 – 6 February 2001) be Ghanaian diplomat den politician. He study for Britain, where he serve as treasurer for de West African National Secretariat den acting warden for de West African Students' Union. For 1951, he become Ghana ein first Minister of Education and Social Welfare. He serve twice as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Kwame Nkrumah ein government, den he be leading figure inside de ruling Convention People's Party (CPP).

Early life den education

Kojo Botsio attend Adisadel College for Cape Coast, den later go Achimota College for Accra. He then move go Sierra Leone, where he get ein first degree from Fourah Bay University College, wey be de only university for West Africa by dat time. For 1945, he go United Kingdom wey he attend Brasenose College, Oxford University, where he obtain postgraduate degree in Geography and Education.

Career

Botsio teach for St. Augustine's College plus London City Council Secondary School for UK. He also serve as Vice-Principal for Abuakwa State College for Kibi inside Ghana. Some of ein students be Kofi Baako den P. K. K. Quaidoo, wey both serve later as ministers under Nkrumah ein government.

Politics

Botsio first meet Kwame Nkrumah for 1945 while dem dey London, den later he help am form de Convention People's Party (CPP). For dat same year, he attend de Fifth Pan-African Congress for Manchester, wey Nkrumah organize together plus Peter Abrahams. Dis congress get big names like W. E. B. Du Bois, Amy Ashwood Garvey, den Raphael Armattoe among odas.

He first enter de Legislative Assembly of Ghana after he win de Winneba seat for de 1951 Gold Coast legislative election. He serve under Nkrumah, wey by then be Leader of Government Business. He continue dey inside de legislative assembly till 1957, wey Ghana gain independence, den he become full Member of Parliament (MP). He remain MP till 1966, wey de Parliament of Ghana get suspend by de National Liberation Council (NLC) after dem overthrow de CPP government of Nkrumah. Botsio be with Nkrumah when he die for 1972. Insyd de CPP government, he first serve as Minister for Trade and Industry. At different times, he also serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, Transport and Communications, Agriculture, Trade and Development.

Family

Kojo Botsio marry Ruth Whittaker. Dem get two kiddies—Kojo den Merene—wey both be barristers.