Nii Amaa Ollennu

Nii Amaa Ollennu, (* 1906, † 1986) was a leading politician, lawyer and also briefly head of state in Ghana.

Jurist

Ollennu was a lawyer and worked since 1940 as an attorney in the then British colony of the Gold coast. He became a judge and has published several books on legal subjects. His field was land rights. He was also in the Alliance of the Reformed Churches (World Alliance of Reformed Churches ) active.

Politician

Ollennu was briefly chairman of the National Democratic Party, a small political party during the independence phase of the Gold Coast colony. After the first party of Ghana, the United Gold Coast Convention ( UGCC ), was at the instigation of Kwame Nkrumah by cleaving a substantial part of the Convention People's Party (CPP ) under Nkrumah, the remaining part of the UGCC concluded with the NDP under Ollennu to Ghana Congress Party together. Here broke out between Ollennu and J. B. Danquah, the former chairman of the UGCC, the struggle for supremacy in the new party, which stood politically in the Danquah - Busia tradition.

This power struggle was ended by Ollennu, where he retired in favor of his legal career out of politics.

Head of state

Ollennu took over on August 7, 1970 by General Akwasi Afrifa the chair of the Presidential Commission which acted as a temporary presidential council. With the transfer of power to the elected President Edward Akufo - Addo his short term of office ended on 31 August 1970. At the same time thus ending a tradition since the coup of February 24, 1966 military government.

Works

  • Principles of customary law in rural Ghana, Sweet & Maxwell, London 1962
  • Ollennu 's principle of customary law in rural Ghana ( with Gordon R. Woodman ), University of Birmingham, 1985, ISBN 0951053000
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