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Theodore Kodjo Agadzi (8 December 1919 – 2005) was a
Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...
politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing West Dayi Constituency under the membership of the
National Alliance of Liberals The National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969–1972). The party was formed after the ban on party politics was lifted in May 1969 and was dissolved along with all other political par ...
(NAL).


Education and early life

He was born 8 December 1919 in
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- ...
of Ghana. He attended Akropong Training College where he obtained Teachers' Training Certificate. He also obtained his
Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
degree from The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom and he also attended Middle Temple School.


Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the
National Alliance of Liberals The National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969–1972). The party was formed after the ban on party politics was lifted in May 1969 and was dissolved along with all other political par ...
(NAL) to represent West Dayi constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the
Busia government This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the ...
on 13 January 1972.


Personal life

He was a
Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...
. He was a Barrister and Solicitor. Agadzi died in 2005.


See also

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Busia government This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the ...
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List of MPs elected in the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election The election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Parliament of the Second Republic was held on 29 August 1969. Seats composition List of MPs elected in the general election The following table is a list of MPs elected on 29 August 1969, ord ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agadzi, Theodore Kodjo 1919 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Ghanaian lawyers Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Politicians from Volta Region