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Yaw Konadu

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Yaw Konadu
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Afigya-Kwabre
In office
June 1965 – February 1966
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byAkenten Appiah-Menka
Personal details
Born
Yaw Konadu

(1926-08-25)25 August 1926
Buaman-Ashanti, Ashanti Region
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party

Yaw Konadu (born 25 August 1926) was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member for parliament for the Afigya-Kwabre constituency from 1965 to 1966.

Early life and education

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Konadu was born on 25 August 1926 at Buaman-Ashanti in the Ashanti Region.[1] He obtained his Standard 7 certificate in 1942 and continued at Commercial College from 1943 to 1945.

Career and politics

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Konadu begun as an Office and Store Assistant at U. A. C. from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he joined SCOA as a storekeeper until 1953. From 1954 to 1957, he was a private businessman based in Kumasi. He joined the Ashanti Regional branch of AUC once more in 1957 as a Supervisor of wholesale trading. He worked in this capacity until 1963.

Kunadu became chairman of the Kumasi North Local Council from 1961 to 1963.[2] He was elected member of parliament for the Afigya-Kwabre constituency from June 1965 until the Nkrumah government was overthrown in February 1966.[2][3][4]

Personal life

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His hobbies included; political discussions and football.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 26. 1966.
  2. ^ a b c "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 35. 1966.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 9. 1965.
  4. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 25. 1966.