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Theodore Kodjo Agadzi

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Theodore Kodjo Agadzi
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for West Dayi
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
Born(1919-12-08)8 December 1919
Died2005 (aged 85–86)
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
OccupationBarrister and Solicitor

Theodore Kodjo Agadzi (8 December 1919 – 2005) was a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing West Dayi Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).[1][2]

Education and early life

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He was born 8 December 1919 in Volta Region of Ghana. He attended Akropong Training College where he obtained Teachers' Training Certificate. He also obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom and he also attended Middle Temple School.[1]

Politics

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He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent West Dayi constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1][3] He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[4][5]

Personal life

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He was a Presbyterian. He was a Barrister and Solicitor.[1]

Agadzi died in 2005.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Publisher: Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 141.
  2. ^ Parliamentary Debates. Ghana: Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1970.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Debates. Ghana: National Assembly. 1969.
  4. ^ "Busia government", Wikipedia, 2021-02-07, retrieved 2021-03-10
  5. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.
  6. ^ "Kufuor attends funeral of ex-Chief Justice". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 1 February 2023.