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As celebrates her 56th anniversary as a Republic, here is a fun feature on the the Big Six. Find out which of them may share a hometown with you!!
The Big Six were six leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), the leading political party in the British colony of the Gold Coast, who together lead the fight for 's independence.
A lot is known about Ghana's first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah as many of us even had to answer quizzes about his hometown, his parents etc when we were in primary school. So yes probably everyone knows Osgayefo was born in 1909 in Nkroful, but what about the other 5?
Dr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was born on June 17, 1916 in Adjeikrom, in the Eastern Region of Ghana to Samuel Adjei who was a farmer and trader, and Mrs. Johanna Okaile Adjei.
Edward Akufo-Addo was born in Dodowa on June 26, 1906. He had his basic education at Presbyterian Primary and Middle Schools at Akropong. In 1929, he entered Achimota College, where he won a scholarship to St Peter's College, Oxford, where he studied Mathematics, Politics and Philosophy.
Joseph Boakye Danquah was born on December 18, 1895 in Bepong, Kwahu in the Eastern Region. He was descended from the royal family of Ofori Panyin Fie, once the rulers of the Akyem states, and still then one of the most influential families in Ghanaian politics.
Kwame Nkrumah was born in about 1909 in Nkroful. Although his mother, Nyanibah, later stated his year of birth was 1912, Nkrumah wrote that he was born on 18 September 1909. The name of his father is not known; most accounts say he was a goldsmith. His father did not live with the family, but worked in Half Assini before his death while Kwame  Nkrumah was a boy.
Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey was born in 1902, in a small village near Ode, a suburb of Accra. His father was Jacob Mills-Lamptey, a businessman, and his mother was Victoria Ayeley Tetteh.
Nana William Ofori Atta was born on October 10, 1910 in Kibi. Nana William Ofori Atta was the son of Nana Sir Ofori Atta I who was the Omanhene of Akyem Abuakwa between 1912 and 1943.
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