Tawia Adamafio
| Tawia Adamafio | |
|---|---|
| Information and Broadcasting Minister | |
|
In office 1960–1962 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Minister for Presidential Affairs | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Tawia Adamafio (born Joseph Tawia Adams)[1] was a Ghanaian minister in the Nkrumah government during the first republic of Ghana.
Politics
Adamafio was a member of the Convention People's Party and rose to become its General Secretary.[2] In 1960, he was appointed the Information and Broadcasting Minister by Nkrumah.[3] He was also Minister for Presidential Affairs concurrently.[4] This was an influential position in the government at the time.[5]
1963 trial
Adamafio was one of the close associates of Kwame Nkrumah who stood trial for treason following the Kulungugu grenade attempt on his life.[6] Adamafio and others were freed after the first trial but was eventually found guilty following a second trial by a pro-government panel.[7] The trial judge was Edward Akufo-Addo who later became Chief Justice of Ghana and then President of Ghana during the second republic.
Publications
- Adamafio, Tawia (1982). By Nkrumah's side: the labour and the wounds. Accra & London: Westcoast Publishing House. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-86036-176-3.
- Adamafio, Tawia (1960-09-01). French nuclear tests in the Sahara. Accra, Ghana: Convention People's Party. p. 11. LCC U264.5.F8 A25 1960 .
References
- ↑ Buhle, P. (1986). C.L.R. James: his life and work. Allison & Busby. ISBN 9780850316858. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ↑ "The Growth of Opposition to Nkrumah". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Hutchful, Ebo, ed. (1987). The IMF and Ghana : the confidential record. London: Zed Books. p. 298. ISBN 0-86232-614-1. JSTOR 1160499.
- ↑ "GHANA -UPPER VOLTA TRADE AGREEMENT - Text of Agreement Signed on 28 June 1961" (PDF). World Trade Organization. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "GHANA 1960-January 1963: Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs" (PDF). Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. United States Congress. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ "Ghana: Double & Deadly Jeopardy". Time (magazine). 1965-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ↑ Christenson, Ron (31 October 1991). Political trials in history: from antiquity to the present. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 538. ISBN 978-0-88738-406-6.