Kofi Abrefa Busia (11 July 1913 – 28 August 1978) [1] was a Ghanaian political leader and academic who was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972. As a leader and prime minister, he helped to restore civilian government to the country following military rule. [2]

Jun 11, 2018 · Kofi Abrefa Busia (1914-1978) was a Ghanaian political leader and sociologist. A scholar by inclination and temperament, he symbolized the dilemma of the intellectual in politics—the man of thought forced by events to become the man of action.

1959: As leader of the opposition against Nkrumah,Busia felt his life threatened and fled the country. Became Professor of Sociology and Culture at the University of Leiden in the Hague,...

Today, July 11, 2013 marks the 100th birthday of the late Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, Ghana's Prime Minister of the 2nd Republic who passed on August 28, 1978 in Oxford, England. He was a member of the Sofoase Yefri royal family of Wenchi in the Brong-Ahafo Region.

Mar 7, 2007 · Dr. K.A. Busia has often been projected as the champion of democracy in Africa by the Danquah-Busia acolytes in Ghana, Eurocentric Ghanaian intellectuals and pro-apartheid forces of the world.

Aug 6, 2016 · Became Professor of Sociology and Culture at the University of Leiden in the Hague, Netherlands. 1966(March): Returned to Ghana after coup and appointed Chairman of the National Advisory Committee of the NLC 1967 – 1968: Chairman, Centre for Civic Education (Combed the length and breath of the country as Chairman of the CCE and sold himself ...

Aug 28, 2018 · After going through ups and downs in politics, Professor Busia was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Ghana on the first of October 1969 focusing extensively on rural development. It was his belief that if the rural areas were developed, it would curb rural-urban migration.

Kofi Abrefa Busia, born in 1913, is a significant Ghanaian who may not be very familiar to some, though his contributions are indeed noteworthy. His life and scholarship reveal some interesting points for us about Christian faith, culture, ethnicity, nationalism and politics.

Jul 11, 2013 · Dr. Busia was the first Ghanaian leader to establish a ministry responsible for rural development, a move, which was in line with his commitment at raising the living standards of the rural dwellers.

Aug 28, 2021 · Forty three years ago the man Dr. K.A. Busia completed his sojourn on the ephemeral world leaving behind a legacy for generations following thereof to thread upon. His strides during his chequered stay on the political and academic spheres of the country and beyond are documented.