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The first Vice President : a biography of JWS de Graft-Johnson
- Title
- The first Vice President : a biography of JWS de Graft-Johnson / Letitia deGraft Okyere.
- Author
- Okyere, Letitia deGraft
- Publication
- [Place of publication not identified] : MacSwain Publishing, [2022]
- ©2022
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- Description
- ix, 477 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In the late 1970s, Joe de Graft-Johnson appeared on the national political scene as an Association of Recognized Professional Bodies executive, overlapping with his tenure as president of the Ghana Institution of Engineers. During this time, Joe actively demonstrated against the socioeconomic decline and lack of regard for professional guidance by the military regime. Joe subsequently won the People's National Party's nomination and became the Republic's Vice President in 1979. Before this, he had transformed the Building and Road Research Institute into a prominent voice in using natural resources to address developmental needs, imbued as he was, with nation-building. Joe grew up within a family tradition of service to the country, instructed by lessons such as his grandfather's contributions through the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society. The Mfantsipim School and the historical significance of Cape Coast had also left their mark on him. Later, in exile, still focused on national development, he fought for the transition to democracy. The First Vice President chronicles the extraordinary life of Joe, spent in dedication to his country."--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- ReCAP 23-4224
- ISBN
- 9781956776003
- 1956776001
- LCCN
- 2021910978
- OCLC
- 1343766798
- Author
- Okyere, Letitia deGraft, author.
- Title
- The first Vice President : a biography of JWS de Graft-Johnson / Letitia deGraft Okyere.
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified] : MacSwain Publishing, [2022]
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1979-2001
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- ReCAP 23-4224