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Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah

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Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amKwame, John Edit
Ein date of birth21 December 1922 Edit
Place dem born amKumasi Edit
Date wey edie3 February 2011 Edit
Place wey edieAccra Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, diplomat, lawyer, minister Edit
Position eholdMinister for Food and Agriculture, Minister for the Interior of Ghana, Member of the 1st Parliament of the Gold Coast, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the Gold Coast Edit
Educate forPlater College, University of Law, St. Augustine's College Edit
Political party ein memberConvention People's Party Edit
Religion anaa worldviewChristian, Christianity Edit

Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah (21 December 1922 – 3 February 2011), wey dem first know am as John Ernest Jantuah, be Ghanaian politician, lawyer plus diplomat.[1]

Early life den education

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Jantuah dem born am on 21 December 1922 for Kejetia, one suburb of Kumasi, insyd Ashanti Region of de then Gold Coast (now Ghana). He baptise on 19 May 1934, den dem give am de Christian names John and Ernest for St. Peter's Catholic Church for Kumasi. Insyd 1936, Jantuah go St. Theresa's Junior Seminary for Amissano near Elmina for training. He attend St. Augustine's College from 1943 to 1944. Later, he go United Kingdom go study politics plus economics for University of Oxford (Plater College) under one scholarship from Asanteman Council, wey de late Ashanti king (Asantehene), Otumfuo Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II set up. iJantuah enter College of Law for 1964, den he get ein LLB plus BL degrees for 1966. Dem call am to de Bar at Lincoln's Inn, den later to de Ghana Bar.[1]

Dem know am formally as John Ernest Jantuah till 21 December 1962, wey he change ein name to Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah.[2]

Career den politics

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Jantuah be member of de Convention People's Party (CPP) wey serve as Minister for Agriculture plus cabinet minister under de Nkrumah government during de first republic.[3][4][5] He also serve as Interior Minister during de Limann government.[6] Insyd de 1950s, he serve as Acting High Commissioner to de United Kingdom. He be de first resident Ambassador to France,[7] den later become Ambassador to de German Democratic Republic for de late 1980s during de PNDC era.[8][9] He also be ambassador to Brazil during Nkrumah ein time. He remain member of de CPP till he die.[10]

Honours

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Jantuah be one of many Ghanaians to receive national awards on 6 July 2007 insyd Accra.[2]

Ein life matter

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Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah be de senior brother of Ghanaian politician, F. A. Jantuah. He die after short sickness for Accra on 3 February 2011, aged 88. He be strong Roman Catholic, den dem bury am on 26 March for ein hometown, Mampongteng, insyd Ashanti Region.[5]

Publications

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Jantuah be de author of Death of an Empire: Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana and Africa, wey dem publish after ein death for 2017.[11][12]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's Who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 839.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah (2009-03-30). "K.S-P JANTUAH SETS THE RECORDS STRAIGHT!". Crusading Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Ghana celebrates independence". SBS News (in English). Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ↑ "The death of Jantuah is a great loss to Ghana- Veep". GhanaWeb (in English). 12 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "One of CPP's founding fathers, K.F.P Jantuah is dead". MyJoyOnline. 2011-02-03. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Past Ministers (3)". Official website. Ministry of Interior, Ghana. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Nana Kojo Agyeman Jantuah
  8. ↑ "NINETEENTH UNITED NATIONS SEMINAR ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE (FOURTH EUROPEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR)". United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  9. ↑ Foreign Affairs Bulletin (in English). Press Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, German Democratic Republic. 1985.
  10. ↑ "Structure of economy must change -- Woode". GhanaWeb. 2002-11-21. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  11. ↑ "Trove". trove nla government of australia. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  12. ↑ Jantuah, Kwame Sanaa-Poku (2017). Death of an Empire: Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana and Africa (in English). Digibooks Ghana. ISBN 978-9988-8714-6-8.
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