Jurist, judge, former Speaker of the Parliament and former Acting President of Ghana
The Right Honourable
Nii Amaa Ollennu
JSC FGA
Nii Amaa Ollennu
President of Ghana
Acting 7 August 1970 – 31 August 1970
Prime Minister
Dr. K.A. Busia
Preceded by
A.A. Afrifa
Succeeded by
Edward Akufo-Addo
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana Second Republic
In office 1 October 1969 – 12 January 1972
Preceded by
Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (First Republic)
Succeeded by
Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph Third Republic
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
In office 1 September 1962 – 1966
Appointed by
Kwame Nkrumah
President
Kwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born
(1906-05-21)21 May 1906 Accra, Gold Coast[1]
Died
22 December 1986(1986-12-22) (aged 80)[1]
Nationality
Ghanaian
Spouse(s)
Emily Jiagge Charlotte Amy Sawyerr Nana Afua Frema (Queen-mother of Wenchi)
Relations
Kofi Abrefa Busia (brother-in-law)
Nathan Quao (cousin)
Amon Nikoi (nephew)
Nicholas T. Clerk (nephew)
George C. Clerk (nephew)
Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (nephew)
Children
Amerley Ollennu (daughter)
Education
Accra High School
Presbyterian Training College, Akropong
Middle Temple
Profession
Lawyer
Jurist
Judge
Raphael Nii Amaa OllennuJSC FGA (21 May 1906 – 22 December 1986)[2] was a jurist and judge who became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 1962 to 1966, the acting President of Ghana during the Second Republic from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970 and the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 1969 to 1972.
^ abReview of Ghana Law, Volume 12 Archived 2017-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, General Legal Council, 1980.
^"Rulers - Ghana". List of heads of state and heads of Government. Rulers.org. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2007.
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