The Progress Party (PP) was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969–1972). In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats.[2]
The party was co-founded in 1969 by Kofi Abrefa Busia, who was born as a Bono prince in the traditional kingdom of Wenchi, and by Lawyer Sylvester Kofi Williams, who was born as an Ahanta prince, and a descendant of the Ahanta King Badu Bonsu II. Kofi Abrefa Busia led the Party, and became the 2nd Prime Minister on 3 September 1969.[3] Sylvester Kofi Williams, served as the ruling Party's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,[4] in Ghana's 2nd republic, quasi civilian government.
On 13 January 1972, the Progress Party government led by Busia was overthrown through a bloodless military coup led by Colonel Acheampong. The party together with all other political parties were banned.[5]
progress, party, ghana, progress, party, ruling, party, ghana, during, second, republic, 1969, 1972, august, 1969, elections, national, assembly, seats, progress, partyleaderkofi, abrefa, busiapresidentedward, akufo, addochairmansylvester, kofi, williamsfounde. The Progress Party PP was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic 1969 1972 In the 29 August 1969 elections the PP won 105 of the National Assembly s 140 seats 2 Progress PartyLeaderKofi Abrefa BusiaPresidentEdward Akufo AddoChairmanSylvester Kofi WilliamsFounded1969Dissolved13 January 1972 1972 01 13 1 Succeeded byPopular Front PartyHeadquartersAccraIdeologyLiberalism2nd Republic105Politics of GhanaPolitical partiesElectionsThe party was co founded in 1969 by Kofi Abrefa Busia who was born as a Bono prince in the traditional kingdom of Wenchi and by Lawyer Sylvester Kofi Williams who was born as an Ahanta prince and a descendant of the Ahanta King Badu Bonsu II Kofi Abrefa Busia led the Party and became the 2nd Prime Minister on 3 September 1969 3 Sylvester Kofi Williams served as the ruling Party s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 4 in Ghana s 2nd republic quasi civilian government On 13 January 1972 the Progress Party government led by Busia was overthrown through a bloodless military coup led by Colonel Acheampong The party together with all other political parties were banned 5 See also EditUnited Party Ghana References Edit GHANA The Party System in 1951 1956 and 1957 1962 Danquah Institute Retrieved 5 February 2015 Progress Party Ghanavisions Retrieved 5 February 2015 The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years GhanaWeb Retrieved 5 February 2015 Ghana Embassy in Tokyo archives Members of the National Redemption Council Public Relations Department Ghana 2006 ISBN 9789988809782 OCLC 404100555 Preceded byNational Liberation Council Governments of Ghana Second Republic Busia government 1969 1972 Succeeded byNational Redemption Council This article about a political party in Ghana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Progress Party Ghana amp oldid 1137557352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,