Raphael Sylvanus Amegashie ( 24 October 1927 – November 2013) was a Ghanaian entrepreneur, accountant and politician. He served as commissioner for Industries and state enterprises secretariat, as well as commissioner for lands and natural resources now Ministry of lands and Natural resources. He was a member of the

National Liberation Council The National Liberation Council (NLC) led the Ghanaian government from 24 February 1966 to 1 October 1969. The body emerged from a ''coup d'état'' against the Nkrumah government carried out jointly by the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Arme ...

which came to power in a military coup d'état on 24 February 1966. Also he served as one of the board chairmen of the State Insurance Company (SIC) during its inception.

Early life and education

Raphael Sylvanus Amegashie was born at

Keta Keta is a coastal town and the capital of the Keta Municipal District in the Volta Region of Ghana. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they fe ...

in the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

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on 24 October 1927. He went to

Achimota School Achimota School (Help:IPA/English, /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra Reg ...

and the University of Newcastle in England.

Career and politics

Amegashie is an Accountant. He served on numerous boards and institutions. He worked as an accountant for the Gold Coast machinery and trading company limited. From 1955 to 1959, he was a senior lecturer at the Kumasi college of technology now

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), commonly known as UST, Tech or Kwame Tech, is a public university located in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana. The university focuses on science and technology. It is the second public uni ...

, he taught accounting and allied subjects, later he became the principal of the college of Administration from 1960 to 1962. Amegashie served as chairman for the Capital investment board and the negotiating committee of the State enterprises secretariat. Also, he was once director of the former School of Administration now

University of Ghana Business School University of Ghana Business School, formerly called the School of Administration, is the undergraduate and post graduate Business School of the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana. It is also the premier and the largest Business School in Ghana. ...

of the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the British colony of the Gold Coast ...

and president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.He is also regarded as one of the founders of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. After the coup in February 1966, Amegashie was a member of the economic committee of the ruling

Personal life

He was married with three children.

Literature

Amegashie's main publications includes: # "The contract function in Management" # "The Management Process" # "In Defense of Business Enterprise" # "Africa's Socialist Development" # "Reflection of Productivity Drive in Ghana"

Death and legacy

Amegashie died at a

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Hospital in

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in November 2013. He died at the age of 86. For his role in the establishment of the school, a hall known as the R. S. Amegashie auditorium at the

has been named after him.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amegashie, R. S 1927 births 2013 deaths Academic staff of the University of Ghana People from Volta Region 20th-century Ghanaian politicians Ghanaian academic administrators Ghanaian accountants