| 词条 | Kofi Baako |
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|honorific-prefix = Hon. |name = Kofi Baako |native_name = |native_name_lang = |honorific-suffix = |image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F006420-0036, Bonn, Informationsminister aus Ghana.jpg |imagesize = 200px |smallimage = |alt = Kofi Baako (1956) |caption = Kofi Baako in 1958 |order = 5th |office = Minister for Defence (Ghana) |term_start = Sep 1961 |term_end = Feb 1966 |president = Kwame Nkrumah |constituency = |majority = |predecessor = Charles de Graft Dickson |successor = Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka |order2 = |office2 = Minister for Parliamentary Affairs |term_start2 = |term_end2 = |president2 = Kwame Nkrumah |predecessor2 = |successor2 = |constituency2 = |majority2 = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |citizenship = |nationality = |party = Convention People's Party |otherparty = United Gold Coast Convention |spouse = |partner = |relations = |children = Kweku Baako Jnr |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = |footnotes = }} Kofi Baako was a Ghanaian sportsman, teacher and politician. He served as Minister for Defence in the Nkrumah government during the First Republic of Ghana until it was overthrown in 1966. He was also as Minister for various other Ministries throughout the reign of the Convention People's Party. Early life and educationKofi Baako's father was a teacher. He made Kofi Baako start school when he was only three years old. On completion of his elementary school education at the Roman Catholic School in his native Saltpond, he continued with his secondary school education at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast.[1] Work and politicsBaako became a teacher and later a civil servant. He was inspired by the speeches of Kwame Nkrumah advocating for independence for Ghana. This inspired him to write an article, "My Hatred of Imperialism" which resulted in him being fired from his job. He later met Nkrumah who made him editor-in-chief of the Cape Coast Daily Mail when he was still only twenty years old. Another article he subsequently wrote while with the Daily Mail was "We Call for Freedom." This got him imprisoned by the colonial government. Nkrumah and some other leaders of the Convention People's Party were jailed with him. Later when Nkrumah eventually won elections and formed a government, some of these men who were in prison with him became ministers in Nkrumah's government. Kofi Baako was appointed a Minister of State by Kwame Nkrumah in his colonial government prior to independence. He continued in various capacities throughout the duration of the Nkrumah government. In the earlier years of the government, he was Minister for Education and Information. He was for sometime the youngest minister not only in Ghana but in the whole of the British Commonwealth of Nations. He was appointed into office when he was only 29 years old.[2] Baako served as Minister for Defence between September 1961 and 24 February 1966.[3][4] Other activitiesHe was reputed to have been good in sport and was active in soccer, cricket and was the national table-tennis champion. His hobbies included reading and photography.[2] FamilyBaako had four children. One of them, Kweku Baako Jnr is a journalist and editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper.[5] See also
References1. ^{{cite journal |title=The New Ghana, Volume 7 |publisher=Ghana Information Services Department |page=21 |date=1962}} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before= ?}}{{s-ttl|title=Minister for Defence | years= 1961 – 1966}}{{s-aft|after=?}}{{s-bef|before=?}}{{s-ttl|title=Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | years= ? – ?}}{{s-aft|after=?}}{{s-bef|before=J.B. Erzuah}}{{s-ttl|title=Minister for Education and Information | years= 1958 – ?}}{{s-aft|after=Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond2. ^1 {{cite web|title=The Shadow of the Sun|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/k/kapuscinski-01sun.html|work=Books excerpt|publisher=The New York Times on the web|accessdate=21 May 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Kraus |first=Jon |title=Ghana Without Nkrumah - The Men In Charge |url=http://home.comcast.net/~amaah/writings/ghana-without-nkrumah-men-in-charge.html |work=Africa Report |accessdate=21 May 2013 |date=April 1966 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20070519094813/http://home.comcast.net/~amaah/writings/ghana-without-nkrumah-men-in-charge.html |archivedate=19 May 2007 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Past Ministers|url=http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=70&Itemid=104|work=Official website|publisher=Ghana Armed Forces|accessdate=21 May 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408093335/http://www.gaf.mil.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=70&Itemid=104|archivedate=8 April 2013|df=}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Kudos Nduom!! Leave The Crazy Bald Heads To Stew In Their Hypocricy [sic]|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/375555/1/kudos-nduom-leave-the-crazy-bald-heads-to-stew-in-.html|publisher=ModernGhana.com|accessdate=21 May 2013}} (Education and Social Welfare)}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Baako, Kofi}} 12 : Ghanaian MPs 1954–56|Ghanaian MPs 1956–65|Ghanaian MPs 1965–66|Defence ministers of Ghana|Education ministers of Ghana|Information ministers of Ghana|United Gold Coast Convention politicians|Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians|Ghanaian journalists|Ghanaian sportspeople|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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