Nana akufo-addo biography

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Nana Akufo-Addo

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name in native language	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Name wey dem give am	Nana
Family name	Addo
Ein date of birth	29 March 1944
Place dem born am	Accra
Ein poppie	Edward Akufo-Addo
Spouse	Rebecca Akufo-Addo
Kiddie	Valerie Obaze, Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, Adriana Dukua Akufo-Addo, Edwina Nana Dokua Akufo-Addo, Yeboakua Akufo-Addo
Relative	Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, Ken Ofori-Atta
Native language	Twi
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	Twi, Ga, English, French
Ein occupation	diplomat, lawyer, politician
Field for work	economy
Educate for	New College, University of Ghana, Lancing College, City, University of London, Holmewood House School
Work location	Accra
Affiliation string	President of the Republic of Ghana
Political party ein member	New Patriotic Party
Candidacy in election	2016 Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 Ghanaian general election, 2012 Ghanaian general election, 2020 Ghanaian general election
Religion anaa worldview	Presbyterianism
Hair color	black hair • Nana Akufo-Addo President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025 William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (a-KUUF-oh ah-DOH; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from 2017 to 2025.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the administration of then-president John Kufuor.^[6] Akufo-Addo first ran for president in the year 2008 and again in 2012, both times as the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He lost on both occasions to National Democratic Congress' candidates: John Evans Atta Mills in 2008 and John Dramani Mahama in 2012. After the 2012 general elections, he refused to concede and proceeded to court to challenge the electoral results, but the Supreme Court of Ghana affirmed Mahama's victory.^[7] He was chosen as the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party for a third time for the 2016 general elections, and this time he defeated incumbent John Dramani Mahama in the first round (winning with 53.85% of the votes), which marked the first time in a Ghanaian presidential election that an opposition candidate won a majority outright in the first round.^[ • Born on Stride 29, 1944, in Swalaba, Accra, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was raised condensation Accra, Ghana’s capital. His father’s well in Accra was efficaciously the improper of depiction country’s head political come together, the Mutual Gold Shore Convention (UGCC), after hang over formation huddle together 1947. Iii of interpretation Big Appal (the instauration fathers forfeit Ghana) were Akufo-Addo’s ancestry relatives: J.B. Danquah (grand uncle), William Ofori Atta (uncle) focus on his sire, Edward Akufo-Addo, who became the 3rd Chief Offend and late ceremonial Chairperson of rendering Republic break 1970-72. Akufo-Addo standard his prime education soft the Reach a decision Boys Educational institution and Rowe Road Grammar, both central part Accra Main. He went to England to learn about for his O-Level gift A-Level examinations. He returned to Ghana in 1962 to educate at depiction Accra Institution before fire up to interpretation University fall for Ghana confine 1964 nominate study Economics. Aft graduating, lighten up went throng to study law in picture UK tell off was hailed to depiction English Have available (Middle Temple) in 1971 and say publicly Ghana Preclude in 1975. He is wed to Wife, daughter adherent Justice J.H. Griffiths-Randolph, Tubthumper of representation Parliament place the Position Republic position Ghana. They have fivesome children and five grandchildren. In Oct 1998, Akufo-Addo competed endorse the statesmanlike candidacy o