Kow Nkensen Arkaah
Kow Nkensen Arkaah (* July 14, 1927 in Senya Breku, Gold Coast (now Ghana), † April 25, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States) was one of the leaders of Ghana. He was the first Vice President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana under President Jerry Rawlings.
Training
Arkaah visited 1941-1946 first the Mfantsipim School and later the Achimota College, the predecessor institution of the University of Ghana. He then moved on to study economics at the Tufts College in the U.S. to make his first degree. Between 1952 and 1954 he was a student in Business Administration ( Business Administration) from Harvard University and graduated with a Master from.
Career
His work began Arkaah in New York, USA as a sales assistant to the Secondary Oil Corporation. Upon his return to Ghana he also worked for the oil industry as a marketing assistant Mobil Oil Ghana Limited. Other activities unfolded Arkaah as Chairman of the National Trade Association of Ghana ( Ghana National Trading Corporation, GNTC ).
Arkaah was before the parliamentary elections of 1992, party chairman of the National Convention Party (NCP ). The National Democratic Congress by Jerry Rawlings and the Party Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere ( EGLE ), the NCP teamed up for an election Association for the Support of Rawlings, who had ruled the country as a military dictator. Rawlings won the elections and was Arkaah, following the agreements before the election, for the first four-year term of office of Vice-President Rawlings of Ghana. Cooperation between Arkaah and Rawling proved more often than difficult. Culmination of disputes between the two politicians was a cabinet meeting.
Death
Kow Nkensen Arkaah became embroiled in April 2001 in a curve in the government district Cantonements in Accra in a serious car accident. The bruised Arkaah was taken to the military hospital, the military base 37 in Accra. The other party escaped undetected from the accident. Due to the severity of the injuries Arkaah was brought to Altanta in a clinic where he succumbed to his injuries on 26 April 2001.
Arkaah is survived by his widow and four children together.