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He is the father of the former (executive) President of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"26 June 1906","date":"1906-06-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Dodowa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3033677"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"17 July 1979","date":"1979-07-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Accra","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3761"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Ghana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"judge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16533"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"head of state","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48352"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"United Gold Coast Convention","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2495200"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"St Peter's College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2487322"},{"text":"Achimota School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4673779"},{"text":"Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48800046"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Adeline Sylvia Eugeina Ama Yeboakua Akufo-Addo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52738959"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Ghana (31 August 1970 – 13 January 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2672728","start":"1970-08-31","end":"1972-01-13"},{"text":"Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96758048"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Akufo-Addo","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Edward Akufo-Addo born?","a":"Edward Akufo-Addo was born on 26 June 1906 in Dodowa."},{"q":"What positions has Edward Akufo-Addo held?","a":"Positions held by Edward Akufo-Addo include: President of Ghana (1970–1972); Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana."},{"q":"Where did Edward Akufo-Addo study?","a":"Edward Akufo-Addo was educated at St Peter's College, Achimota School, Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong."}],"related":[{"name":"Kwame Nkrumah","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kwame-nkrumah"},{"name":"John Mahama","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-mahama"},{"name":"Hilla Limann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hilla-limann"},{"name":"Jerry Rawlings","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jerry-rawlings"},{"name":"John Atta Mills","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-atta-mills"},{"name":"Charles Arden-Clarke","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-arden-clarke"},{"name":"Nii Amaa Ollennu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/nii-amaa-ollennu"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Edward Akufo-Addo","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Akufo-Addo","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q50989","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50989","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Edward Akufo-Addo, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Edward Akufo-Addo\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edward-akufo-addo. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T06:59:19Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-akufo-addo","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-akufo-addo","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-akufo-addo?lang=ne"}}