Progress Party (Ghana)
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The Progress Party (PP) was the ruling party in
29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats.[2]
The party was co-founded in 1969 by Kofi Abrefa Busia, who was born as a
Ahanta prince, and a descendant of the Ahanta King Badu Bonsu II. Kofi Abrefa Busia led the Party, and became the 2nd Prime Minister on 3 September 1969.[3] Sylvester Kofi Williams, served as the ruling Party's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,[4]
in Ghana's 2nd republic, quasi civilian government.
On 13 January 1972, the Progress Party government led by Busia was overthrown through a bloodless military coup led by Colonel Acheampong. The party together with all other political parties were banned.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "GHANA: The Party System in 1951–1956 and 1957–1962". Danquah Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Progress Party". Ghanavisions. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Ghana Embassy in Tokyo archives
- OCLC 404100555.
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