Kwaw Ampah Explained

Kwaw Ampah
Constituency Mp:Juabeso-Bia
Parliament:Ghana
Predecessor:New
Successor:Constituency abolished
Term Start:1965
Term End:1966
Birth Name:Joseph Kwaw Ampah
Party:Convention People's Party
Occupation:Trade Unionist

Kwaw Ampah also known by the name Joseph Kwaw Ampah was a Ghanaian trade unionist and politician.[1] He was appointed secretary general (national secretary) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) by the then Convention People's Party government in June 1964 replacing Magnus George.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Prior to his appointment, he was the secretary of the Public Utility Workers' Union.[7] In 1965 he together with other trade unionists including John Tettegah who was then the All-African Trade Union Federation secretary general became members of parliament representing the Convention People's Party.[8] Kwaw Ampah served as the member of parliament for the Juabeso-Bia constituency from 1965 until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.[9] [10] He held this office while serving as secretary general of the TUC.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Ghana Year Book 1970–1971 . Daily Graphic . 73 . 1971 . Ghana Year Book.
  2. Book: Bairner . Alan . Kelly . John . Lee . J. G. . 4 October 2016 . Routledge's handbook of sports and politics . Taylor & Francis . 146. 9781317646679 .
  3. Book: Arthiabah, P. B. . 1985 . The Ghana Trade Union Congress and Workers: Its Relationship with Past Governments and Contribution to National Development, Issue 7 . Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana . 42.
  4. News from Hsinhua News Agency: daily bulletin . Xin hua tong xun she, London . 39 . 16 September 1965 . News from Hsinhua News Agency.
  5. Book: Damachi, U. G. . 1974 . The role of trade unions in the development process: With a case study of Ghana . Praeger . 52. 9780275287610 .
  6. Book: Ghana. National Reconciliation Commission . 2004 . National Reconcil[i]ation Commission, Volume 4 ]. Ghana. National Reconciliation Commission . 205.
  7. Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 127–128 . United States. Central Intelligence Agency . I 11 . 1964.
  8. Africa Report, Volume 10 . African-American Institute . 8 . 1965.
  9. West Africa Annual, Issue 8 . James Clarke . 80 . 1965 . West Africa Annual.
  10. Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2 . iii . Ghana National Assembly . 1965.
  11. Book: Obeng-Fosu, Patrick . 1999 . Industrial Relations in Ghana: The Law and Practice . Ghana Universities Press . 148. 9789964302658 .

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