POLITICAL HISTORY Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/category/research/political-history/ Your #1 Educational center Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:08:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://i0.wp.com/african-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-AREC.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 POLITICAL HISTORY Archives - African Research Consult https://african-research.com/category/research/political-history/ 32 32 194781668 The Gruesome Murder of Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa and Lance Corporal Sarkodie Addo https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-gruesome-murder-of-lance-corporal-carlos-halidu-giwa-and-lance-corporal-sarkodie-addo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-gruesome-murder-of-lance-corporal-carlos-halidu-giwa-and-lance-corporal-sarkodie-addo https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-gruesome-murder-of-lance-corporal-carlos-halidu-giwa-and-lance-corporal-sarkodie-addo/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2021 16:40:30 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1835 On 19th June 1983 a group of disgruntled soldiers led by a close ally of then Chairman Rawlings tried to stage a Coup d’etat against the PNDC regime because they believed Rawlings was preaching virtue and practicing vice. The rebellious soldiers were led by Lance Corporal Carlos Halidu Giwa and Sergeant Abdul Malik of the [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-gruesome-murder-of-lance-corporal-carlos-halidu-giwa-and-lance-corporal-sarkodie-addo/feed/ 4 1835 Biography of Alban Bagbin: The Veteran Parliamentarian Who Became Speaker of Parliament https://african-research.com/research/biography/biography-of-alban-bagbin-the-veteran-parliamentarian-who-became-speaker-of-parliament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biography-of-alban-bagbin-the-veteran-parliamentarian-who-became-speaker-of-parliament https://african-research.com/research/biography/biography-of-alban-bagbin-the-veteran-parliamentarian-who-became-speaker-of-parliament/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:05:31 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1745 Alban Bagbin of the opposition NDC (they have been in government before and have tasted power on several occasions) was elected speaker of the 8th Parliament of Ghana after a dramatic day in Parliament on January 7th 2021. This is the wonderful profile of the man who entered Parliament in 1993 at the unveiling of [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/biography/biography-of-alban-bagbin-the-veteran-parliamentarian-who-became-speaker-of-parliament/feed/ 0 1745 Danquah-Dombo-Busia Tradition: Who was Dombo?  https://african-research.com/research/political-history/danquah-dombo-busia-tradition-who-was-dombo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=danquah-dombo-busia-tradition-who-was-dombo https://african-research.com/research/political-history/danquah-dombo-busia-tradition-who-was-dombo/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2021 01:08:15 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1707 In the middle of 1950, a lot of Parties were formed based on tribal lines. Some of these parties included, the Northern People’s Party(NPP) led by Simon Diedong Dombo, a traditional chief from (Duori) in the Upper West Region of Ghana; Anlo Youth Organization, Muslim Association Party, Togoland Congress and many more. After Ghana attained [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/danquah-dombo-busia-tradition-who-was-dombo/feed/ 3 1707 A Brief History of The Republic of Ghana https://african-research.com/research/african-countries/a-brief-history-of-the-republic-of-ghana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-brief-history-of-the-republic-of-ghana https://african-research.com/research/african-countries/a-brief-history-of-the-republic-of-ghana/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:46:24 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1559 The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire. The Empire became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, “the Ghana” which means “The Warrior King”. The Empire appears to have broken up following the 1076 conquest by the Almoravid General Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar. [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/african-countries/a-brief-history-of-the-republic-of-ghana/feed/ 2 1559 The Iconic Paa Grant: “Father of Gold Coast Politics” https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-iconic-paa-grant-father-of-gold-coast-politics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-iconic-paa-grant-father-of-gold-coast-politics https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-iconic-paa-grant-father-of-gold-coast-politics/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:40:02 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1516 He was the grandson of a Scotsman who was one of the earliest merchant princes of the Gold Coast and a Legislative Council member from 1863 to 1873. He was a well-known merchant with business connections overseas. Not only did he own shipping vessels, he was also recognized as an authority in the timber business, [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-iconic-paa-grant-father-of-gold-coast-politics/feed/ 0 1516 Racism in Germany [Introduction] https://african-research.com/research/political-history/racism-in-germany-introduction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racism-in-germany-introduction https://african-research.com/research/political-history/racism-in-germany-introduction/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:43:07 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1402 Racism in German history is intricately linked to the Herero and Namaqua genocide in colonial times. Racism reached its peak during the Nazi regime which eventually led to a program of systematic state-sponsored murder known as The Holocaust. (A conscious extirpation of European Jews) According to reports by the European Commission, milder forms of racism [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/racism-in-germany-introduction/feed/ 0 1402 Remembering The Late Kow Nkensen Arkaah https://african-research.com/research/political-history/remembering-the-late-kow-nkensen-arkaah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-the-late-kow-nkensen-arkaah https://african-research.com/research/political-history/remembering-the-late-kow-nkensen-arkaah/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 17:16:29 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=1224 kow Nkensen Arkaah (14 July 1927 – 25 April 2001) was a Ghanaian politician who was Vice-President of Ghana from 1993 to 1997. Ekow Arkaah was born at Senya Breku in the Central Region of the Gold Coast (now Ghana). He attended Mfantsipim School between 1941 and 1946, then Achimota School. He proceeded to the [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/remembering-the-late-kow-nkensen-arkaah/feed/ 0 1224 The Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio and The Rise of Eyadéma Part 3 https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-3 https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-3/#respond Sat, 02 May 2020 22:45:55 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=940 After engineering the coup that resulted in Olympio’s death in 1963, Eyadéma invited Nicolas Grunitzky, Togo’s first prime minister, back to head the country. (Grunitzky had lost power to Olympio in 1958.) Grunitzky attempted to institute a constitutional multiparty government in Togo, but his efforts came to naught, and the increasingly popular Eyadéma began to [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-3/feed/ 0 940 The Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo and The Rise of Eyadema : Part 2 https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-2 https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-2/#respond Sat, 02 May 2020 22:42:08 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=938 President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Africa’s longest-serving ruler, died at the age of 69 on February 5th 2005 while en route to France for emergency medical treatment, the Togolese government said in a statement. Mr. Eyadéma was one of the last of a breed of postcolonial lions in Western Africa, governing without compromise for more than 37 [...]

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]]> https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-part-2/feed/ 0 938 The Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo and The Rise of Eyadéma: Final Part https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-final-part/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-final-part https://african-research.com/research/political-history/the-assassination-of-sylvanus-olympio-of-togo-and-the-rise-of-eyadema-final-part/#respond Sat, 02 May 2020 22:35:28 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=934 The 1991 national conference in Togo effectively removed Eyadéma from power and installed an arch-rival, Joseph Kokou Koffigoh, as leader of a new provisional government. The victory was short-lived, however. Armed forces loyal to Eyadéma mounted a siege of Lome’s government establishments in the winter of 1991, taking Koffigoh prisoner. By mid-1992 Koffigoh had named [...]

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