Progress Party (1969–1972) United National Convention (1979–1981)
Parents
Ofori Atta I
Agnes Akosua Dodua
Relatives
Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (brother)
Susan Ofori-Atta (sister)
Adeline Akufo-Addo (sister)
Kwesi Amoako-Atta (brother)
Jones Ofori Atta (brother)
Education
Mfantsipim School
Achimota School
Queens' College, Cambridge
Occupation
Lawyer
Nickname
Paa Willie
William Ofori Atta (10 October 1910 – 14 July 1988), popularly called "Paa Willie", was a Ghanaian founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and one of the founding fathers of Ghana as one of "The Big Six" detained by the British colonial government in the then Gold Coast. He later became a Minister for Foreign Affairs in Ghana's second republic between 1971 and 1972.[3]
^Africa Year Book and Who's Who, Africa Journal Limited, 1977, p. 1280.
^Uwechue, Raph (1991). Makers of Modern Africa. Africa Journal Limited. p. 579.
^Otchere, Eric (6 August 2020). "Big Six Enduring Lessons From The Founding Fathers Of Ghana". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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