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 […]
Category Archives: POLITICAL HISTORY
Research on African Political History
BIOGRAPHY, POLITICAL HISTORY
Biography of Alban Bagbin: The Veteran Parliamentarian Who Became Speaker of Parliament
07
Jan
Jan
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 […]
02
Jan
Jan
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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Aug
Aug
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. […]
04
Aug
Aug
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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Jun
Jun
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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May
May
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 […]
02
May
May
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 […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
The Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo and The Rise of Eyadema : Part 2
02
May
May
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 […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
The Assassination of Sylvanus Olympio of Togo and The Rise of Eyadéma: Final Part
02
May
May
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 […]
02
May
May
On January 13th 1963 President Sylvanus Olympio was assassinated in a military coup by a group of eight Togolese militants led by Emmanuel Bodjolle, under direction of Sergeant Étienne Eyadéma Gnassingbé. Shock of Olympio’s assassination (which is remembered as the first President in Africa to be assassinated in a military coup) rippled throughout Togo and […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
The Political History of Africa: Before The Formation of Empires in Africa (Part 2)
02
May
May
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt arose when Mentuhotep II of Eleventh Dynasty unified Egypt once again between 2041 and 2016 BC beginning with his conquering of Tenth Dynasty in 2041 BC. Pyramid building resumed, long-distance trade re-emerged, and the center of power moved from Memphis to Thebes. Connections with the southern regions of Kush, Wawat […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
The Political History of Africa: Before The Formation of Empires in Africa
02
May
May
North Africa was one of the key areas of early enlightenment in Africa. The ancient history of North Africa is inextricably linked to that of the Ancient Near East. This is particularly true of Ancient Egypt and Nubia. In the Horn of Africa the Kingdom of Aksum ruled modern-day Eritrea, northern Ethiopia and the coastal […]
02
May
May
Prior to European colonization in the late 19th century, Africa had a very long history of state building as well as a rich variety of social formations that were decentralized or stateless. Some of the first examples of state formation in human history developed in the Nile River valley in the 4th millennium BCE. Nevertheless, […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria) Final Part
28
Apr
Apr
He shot the station’s attendant and gleefully started spraying his booty along the road for people to pick. The height of Anini’s exploits, however, took place on October 1, 1986, the Independence Day when the state’s Commissioner of Police, Casmir Igbokwe was ambushed by the gang in Benin, and nearly yanked off his nose in […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria) Part 2
28
Apr
Apr
Anini was born in a village about 20 miles from Benin City in present-day Edo State. Anini, dreadfully called ‘The Law’ or ‘Ovbigbo’. He migrated to Benin at an early age, learned to drive and became a skilled taxi driver. He became known in Benin motor parks as a man who could control the varied […]
POLITICAL HISTORY, RESEARCH
Historical Events and Legendary Criminals (The Story of Anini of Nigeria)
28
Apr
Apr
AKA “The Law”!! A very intelligent Criminal who was extremely good at driving!! Yes! One Time the Police gave him a very hot chase in town and guess how he escaped… He drove backwards or in reverse!!! At very top speed! The Master Tactician was so “invisible” that when he was caught his legs were […]
28
Apr
Apr
World War I began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and lasted until 1918. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). The war in Europe was carried into Africa, where […]