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Kufuor's public service spans over 30 years. From 1964 to 1969 he was a Kumasi-based private legal practitioner. From 1967 to 1969 he was chief legal officer and city manager of Kumasi. He was a member of the Constituent Assemblies that drafted the Constitutions of the Second and Third Republics respectively. He was a member of Parliament during the Second and Third Republics and served as a deputy minister of foreign affairs during the Second Republic. Kufuor led Ghanaian delegations to the annual meetings of the United Nations general assembly in New York, and the 1970 Ghanaian delegation to Moscow, Prague, and Belgrade. Kufuor returned to private life during the period of military leadership after President Busia's overthrow in 1972 and ran a brick and tile factory. He returned to Parliament in 1979.
Kufuor was a founding member of the Progress Party (PP), the Popular Front Party (PFP), and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was the PFP's spokesman for Foreign Affairs and the deputy opposition leader of the PFP during the Third Republic. He was also a member of the parliamentary delegation that visited the United States in 1981 for talks with the officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on Ghana's economic problems.
After the overthrow of the Limann government by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1981, Kufuor was appointed the minister for local government with the PNDC. However, Kufuor and Rawlings had difficulty establishing rapport, and Kufuor resigned from the Rawlings government after seven months citing "irreconcilable political differences." In 1996, Kufuor ran in the presidential elections as a candidate of the NPP party, losing to incumbent president Jerry Rawlings. He again ran for the presidency on 7 December 2000, this time winning the second round of voting with 56.7% of the vote. He took office on 7 January 2001.
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∙ 13y agoI got this right out of my book (8th grade history) so i know its right...JS(:
Ghana rose to power in the A.D. 400s because it was a 'crossroads of trade," a place where trade routes come together.
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∙ 9y agoThe empire of Ghana gained its power through trade of gold and salt. They also gained power by expanding their territory and by controlling the trade routes.
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∙ 13y agoGhana became a rich empire due to its trade i gold and salt.
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Which kingdom did Ghana become of?
Mali
When Ghana fell what kingdom did it become part of?
Ghana fell and became part of the kingdom of Mali
Which kingdom did Ghana become a part of?
mali
How did mali Ghana and songhai become powerful?
Mali, Songhai, and Ghana gained their wealth from trading and controlling.
Where was the Ghana Empire and why was it important?
Ghana was and still is in the North-West of Africa. Ghana was a powerful Kingdom that developed in about 700AD. Ghana was wealthy and powerful because it salt and gold trade at the time. African and Arab Traders met at Kumbi Saleh, the capital of Ghana to exchange goods. The other main items for trade from Ghana were slaves, leather goods and ivory. In return the traders of Ghana bought cloth, weapons and horses, as well as salt from the Arab Traders. After about 600 years, Ghana became part of a new Kingdom called Mali. For over 200 years, it was the most powerful Kingdom in West Africa. Later Mali became part of the Kingdom called Songhay. For a while Songhay controlled gold trade until it was defeated by the Moroccon Army Note: The modern country of Ghana is not in the same place as the ancient kingdom. Modern Ghana used to be a British Colony called Gold Coast, until it became independent.
How did Ghana become such a powerful state?
they hed iron spears and lots of wealth and lots of supplies to support their troops.
How did Ancient Ghana become powerful and then declined?
It was located where several trade routes came together.
What is a difference between the rise to power of the kingdom of Ghana and that of the Umayyad empire?
The Kingdom of Ghana became powerful by taxing gold merchants who passed through its lands. In contrast, the Umayyad Empire extended its power through campaigns of conquest by Islamic armies.
How did the kingdom of Ghana become wealthy from the African gold salt.?
It imposed taxes on merchants who used gold trade routes that passed through Ghana.
How did did Ghana expand its kingdom?
Ghana expanded its kingdom by offering protection to the smaller tribes then he would control there tribe and expand there kingdom.
How did the new king kingdom of Egypt become so powerful wealthy?
after overthrowing the hyksos
What kingdom followed after the ancient kingdom of Ghana?
Empire of Ghana which is known as Ghana Empireto find more interesting facts searchAncient Ghana - BBCwww.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/.../4chapter1.shtml
