Daniel Francis Annan

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Daniel Francis Kweipe Annan (born November 7, 1928 in Accra , Gold Coast , † July 16, 2006 ibid) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician . In addition to the position of speaker of the Ghanaian parliament, he also held various positions during the military leadership under Jerry Rawlings .

childhood and education

Annan was born in Accra in what was then the British colony of Gold Coast and received his further education at the Accra Academy between 1939 and 1945. Annan switched to Achimota College to obtain his university entrance qualification and stayed at that school between 1946 and 1948. Annan left for graduated from the Gold Coast Law School and enrolled in the Law School of Hull University . Here he was awarded his Bachelor of Law ( LL.B. (Hons)) in 1956. Annan was inducted into the Middle Temple Bar.

jurist

Immediately after studying law and qualifying as a lawyer in Great Britain , Annan returned to Ghana, which had gained independence from Great Britain the year before. Here he worked between 1958 and 1964 for the Attorney General's department in Accra, Ghana. Annan first became assistant to a public prosecutor here, and later he held this post himself.

In 1964 Annan was appointed a judge and began his career as a circuit court judge for a period of two years. In 1966 Annan was already a judge on the High Court in Ghana, the country's highest court of fact. In 1971, he was appointed judge at what was then the highest court of the Court of Appeal (now: Supreme Court ), which he held until 1979.

Politician

Daniel Annan became a member of the then Ghanaian military government, the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) under the leadership of Jerry John Rawlings . Annan was appointed deputy by Rawlings and was often in charge of state affairs during Rawlings' reign in his absence. In 1984 Annan was appointed chairman of the National Commission for Democracy , which was set up to start a process of democratization in the country to replace the military government under Rawlings. In this role, Annan was instrumental in the peaceful takeover of President John Agyekum Kufuor and worked on the 1992 constitution of Ghana .

After Rawlings was elected to the constitutional presidency from the military dictatorship in 1992, Annan moved to the important position of speaker of the Ghanaian parliament, which he held until Kufuor came to power in 2000. As speaker of the parliament he was constitutionally responsible for the government in the event of the absence of the president and the vice-president and thus held the third highest office in Ghana.

After Kufuor's takeover, Annan held various party positions in the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Further positions

Annan was chairman of the Ghanaian Boxing Promotion Syndicate ( Ghana Boxing Promotion Syndicate ) between 1973 and 1976 and chairman of the Ghanaian Boxing Authority ( Ghana Boxing Authority ) between 1980 and 1982. Annan was also president of the Ghana National Olympic Committee in the years 1983 to 1985.

Annan was between 1974 and 1976 as the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Commissioner in charge of regulating the boundaries between the different regional chiefs and kings ( Chief's ) and member of the Legal Class Appointment Board also from 1974 to 1976. Moreover, Annan was chairman of the Committee for Freedom of the Press and complaints ( Press Freedom and complaints Committee ) as well as Chairman of the Commission of the Ghanaian Presseim 1980. Annan was in 1984, Chairman of the Ghana police Council ( Ghana police Council ) and Chairman of the national economic Commission ( national economic Commission ).

After the end of his political career, he was an advisor to the Ga royal family in Accra.

Honors

  • Star of Ghana

Family and death

Daniel Annan died on July 16, 2006 after a long illness. He was married and had four children. His state funeral took place on October 5, 2006 in the Osu Cemetery in Accra with the participation of several hundred leading politicians and lawyers from Ghana.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ alumni of Accra Academy
  2. ↑ Obituary ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newtimesonline.com
  3. ^ Ghanaweb

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personal data
SURNAME Annan, Daniel Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Annan, Daniel Francis Kweipe (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Accra
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 2006
Place of death Accra