Francis Badgie Explained

Francis Badgie
Office1:Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Predecessor1:Ebenezer Moses Debrah
Successor1:Kenneth Dadzie
Term Start1:7 November 1980
Term End1:January 1982
President1:Hilla Limann
Birth Name:Francis Kelugu Badgie
Birth Date:27 June 1937
Birth Place:Gold Coast
Nationality:Ghanaian
Death Place:2020
Education:Tamale Secondary School
Occupation:agriculturist

Francis Kelugu Badgie (1937-2020) was a Ghanaian public servant and diplomat who was Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from November 1980 to January 1982.

Early life and education

Francis Badgie was born on 27 July 1937 in Navrongo. He attended Tamale Secondary School and on completion went on to study agriculture at Kwadaso Agriculture College in Kwadaso.[1]

Career

Badgie was a teacher until he was appointed managing director of the Upper Regional Development Corporation.[2] In 1980, Hilla Limann nominated and appointed Badgie as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[3] Badgie held office until January 1982 after the overthrow of Limann’s government by the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). In 1983, Badgie became a member of the newly founded Ghana Democratic Movement whose aim was to oust the PNDC and re-introduce multi-party democracy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francis K. Badgie . fkscholarship.com. 1 December 2023.
  2. Book: A Decade of Thoughts of a Native Daughter . Ajoa Yeboah Afari. 1988. 151. The Author . 9789964901967 .
  3. New Envoys . Ghana News. August 1980.
  4. Book: Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry Rawlings. Jeffrey Haynes. 2022. Taylor & Francis . 9781000837735 .