Ayamba Atia is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Zebilla Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).[1][2][3]

Ayamba Atia
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Zebilla
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materGovernment Teacher Training College, Pusiga. Government Teacher Training College, Tamale
OccupationFarmer

Education and early life

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He was born 1940 in Upper Region of Ghana.[1] He attended Government Teacher Training College, Pusiga where he obtained Teachers' Training Certificate. He also attended Government Teacher Training College, Tamale where he obtained Teachers' Training Certificate.[1]

Politics

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He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent Zebilla constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1][3][2] He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[4]

Personal life

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He is a Farmer.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Accra: Office of the National Assembly. 1969. p. 174.
  2. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  3. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  4. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.