Between Faith & History: A Biography of J A Kufuor.Between Faith & History A Biography of J A Kufuor By Ivor Agyeman-Duah [pounds sterling]25 Ayebia ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 9780954702397 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is an account of John Kufuor's journey from Oxford-educated lawyer to Ghana's deputy foreign minister at 30; his detention, emergence as leader of the Opposition New Patriotic Party The New Patriotic Party is the ruling liberal party in Ghana and one of two dominant parties in Ghanaian politics. The party is centrist, but is considered to be more liberal than its leading rival, the National Democratic Congress. It supplies president John Agyekum Kufuor. and subsequent election as president in the first democratic elections in nearly 40 years of military intervention The deliberate act of a nation or a group of nations to introduce its military forces into the course of an existing controversy. and dictatorships. The road to Kufuor's presidency was tortuous tor·tu·ous adj. Having many turns; winding or twisting. tortuous adjective Referring to complexly twisted thing. Cf Tortious. and reflects Ghana's political history, which had been dominated by military intervention and dictatorship since Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah (September 21, 1909 - April 27, 1972)[1], one of the most influential Pan-Africanists of the 20th century, served as the founder, and first President of Ghana. led Ghana, the first African country to achieve independence in 1957. The book examines the post-Rawlings era, political inheritance in the 21st century and how Kufuor was able to steer the first successful transition of power from one government to another in Ghana's history--thus pointing the way to more democratic structures and accountability in the rest of Africa. Kufuor's vision, implemented through his public policy enabled his government to tackle poverty reduction and many economic adjustments that confronted his administration from 2000-2006. |
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