The Order of the Volta is an

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from the Republic of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Tog ...

. It was instituted in 1960 and is awarded to people for their outstanding service to the country.Republic of Ghana: Order of the Volta
Medals of the World. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

Grades

There are three grades with a civil and military division each: * Companion (CV) - Civil Division, Military Division, Honorary Division * Officer (OV) - Civil Division, Military Division, Honorary Division * Member (MV) - Civil Division, Military Division, Police Division, Honorary Division The

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of the order is navy blue with red borders and a central black stripe.

Recipients

;Companions (CV) *

Valentina Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova ( rus, Валентина Владимировна Терешкова, links=no, p=vɐlʲɪnʲˈtʲinə vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvnə tʲɪrʲɪʂˈkovə, a=Valentina Tereshkova.ogg; born 6 March 1937) is an engine ...

(1964) * Azzu Mate Kole II (1969) * Bawa Andani Yakubu (1969) *

Samuel Azu Crabbe Samuel Azu Crabbe (18 November 1918 – 15 September 2005) was a Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, ...

(1977) * Kwabena Darko (1978) * Robert K. A. Gardiner (1978) * George Commey Mills-Odoi (1978) *

Fred Kwasi Apaloo Frederick Kwasi Apaloo (9 January 1921 – 2 April 2000) was a Ghanaian barrister and judge who served as Chief Justice of Kenya from 1993 to 1995 and Chief Justice of Ghana from 1977 to 1986. He is the only judge to have served on the Suprem ...

(1979) * Robert Patrick Baffour (1979) * V. C. R. A. C. Crabbe (1979) *

Abedi Pele Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the gr ...

(1996) * Mary Grant (1997) * Kofi Bentum Quantson (1997) * Joseph Henry Smith (2001) * James Aggrey-Orleans (2006) * Emmanuel Quaye Archampong (2006) * Joyce Aryee (2006) * Melody Millicent Danquah (2006) * Francis Lodonu (2006) * Ivan Addae Mensah (2006) * Patrick Awuah Jr. (2007) * Charles Agyin-Asare (2007) * Paul Victor Obeng (P. V. Obeng) (2007) *

Atukwei Okai Atukwei John Okai (15 March 1941 – 13 July 2018) was a Ghanaian poet, cultural activist and academic. He was Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers' Association, and a president of the Ghana Association of Writers. His early work was pub ...

(2007) *

Mensa Otabil Mensa Otabil (born August 31, 1959), is a Ghanaian theologian, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of International Central Gospel Church headquartered in Accra, Ghana. He is also the founder and Chancellor of Central Un ...

(2007) *

Fred Amugi Fred Nii Amugi (born 5 November 1948) is a Ghanaian born veteran actor best known for his roles in Holby City, Beasts of No Nation and The Cursed Ones. He rose to prominence for his role in 1985 television series "Opinto". Early life Fred Am ...

(2008) * Sam Korankye Ankrah (2008) * Grace Bediako (2008) * Bert Koenders (2008) *

Kwaku Sakyi-Addo Kwaku Addo Sakyi-Addo is a journalist from Ghana, who was the country correspondent for both Reuters and the BBC between 1993 and 2007. He currently hosts a political talk show on Asaase Radio in Accra. Education Kwaku Sakyi Addo received his ...

(2008) * Clifford Nii Boi Tagoe (2008) *

Francis Allotey Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey (9 August 1932 – 2 November 2017) was a Ghanaian mathematical physicist. Together with Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong, he became the first Ghanaian to obtain a doctorate in mathematical sciences, earned in 1966. Early ...

(2009) * Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (2010) * A. K. B. Ampiah (2011) *

Bridget Katsriku Bridget Katsriku is a Ghanaian public servant and currently the Chairperson of the Public Services Commission and the first female Chairperson of the Public Services Commission of Ghana. She was sworn into office by the late President John Atta ...

(2011) * Harry Sawyerr (2011) *Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (2011) * Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud (2015) *

Agnes Aggrey-Orleans Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans, , (née Bartels) is a Ghanaian diplomat. Biography Her father was Francis Lodowic Bartels, an educator and diplomat who became the first Ghanaian principal of Mfantsipim School. Agnes Aggrey-Orleans had her secondary ...

(2015) * Kwabena Duffuor (2015) * Joshua Alabi (2016) * Commodore

Stephen Obimpeh Commodore Stephen Obimpeh is a Ghanaian politician and former officer in the Ghana Navy. He served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy from June 1979 to December 1981. Early life and education He was born on 26 September 1941 at Vakpo in ...

(2016) * Kofi Totobi Quakyi (2016) * Alhaji Iddrisu Huudu (2016) * Dr Kwabena Adjei (2016) * Vice Admiral

Matthew Quashie Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie (23 March 1951 - 9 January 2020) is a Ghanaian naval officer and was the twenty-ninth Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces. He also served as the Chief of Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy from 3 April 2009 t ...

(2016) * Major General Richard Kwame Opoku-Adusei (2016) * Rear-Admiral

Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro Rear Admiral Geoffrey Mawuli Biekro (born 28 August 1952) is a Ghanaian Military Officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a co ...

(2016) ;Various * Kwame Addo Kufour *

Marian Ewurama Addy Marian Ewurama Addy (née Cole; 7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) was a Ghanaian biochemist and the first Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz. The first Ghanaian woman to attain the rank of full professor of natural science, Addy b ...

* Peter Ala Adjetey * Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo *

Gladys Asmah Gladys Asmah (16 October 193924 June 2014) was a Ghanaian politician and Entrepreneur. She was a former Minister of Fisheries as well as a member of parliament for the Takoradi Constituency. She was also the former Minister for Women's Affa ...

Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu (1952 – 24 September 2008) was a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He was Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ghana for Asante Akim North Constituency from January 1997 until his death on Septemb ...

* James Barnor *

Aida Desta Princess Aida Desta (8 April 1927 – 15 January 2013), baptismal name Bisrate Gabriel, was the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, eldest child and daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework. She was the wife of '' Leu ...

* Ablade Glover *

Enoch Teye Mensah Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 1946) is a Ghanaian politician. He was a Minister for Education and a Member of Parliament in Ghana from January 1997 till January 2017. He is popularly referred to as E. T. Mensah. Education and early life Mensah ...

Paa Kwesi Nduom Paa Kwesi Nduom or Papa Kwesi Nduom, (born February 15, 1953) is a Ghanaian business consultant, politician, and founding member of Ghana's Progressive People's Party. A three-time nominee for president, he was the member of parliament for the ...

* Hackman Owusu-Agyeman *

Nathan Quao Nathan Anang Quao, (21 November 1915 – 15 February 2005) was a Ghanaian civil servant, educationist and diplomat who became a senior presidential advisor to the administrations of multiple Heads of State of Ghana. His last roles in governme ...

* Frank Gibbs Torto

References

Volta Awards established in 1960 1960 establishments in Ghana {{orders-medals-stub

Grades

Recipients

See also

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