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Francis Badgie

Francis Badgie

Ghanaian diplomat (1937-2020)

Francis Kelugu Badgie (1937-2020) was a Ghanaian public servant and diplomat who was Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from November 1980 to January 1982.

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Early life and education

Francis Badgie was born on 27 July 1937 in Navrongo. He attended Tamale Secondary School and on completion went on to study agriculture at Kwadaso Agriculture College in Kwadaso.[1]

Career

Badgie was a teacher until he was appointed managing director of the Upper Regional Development Corporation.[2] In 1980, Hilla Limann nominated and appointed Badgie as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[3] Badgie held office until January 1982 after the overthrow of Limann’s government by the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). In 1983, Badgie became a member of the newly founded Ghana Democratic Movement whose aim was to oust the PNDC and re-introduce multi-party democracy.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Francis K. Badgie". fkscholarship.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. [2]
    Ajoa Yeboah Afari (1988). A Decade of Thoughts of a Native Daughter. The Author. p. 151. ISBN 9789964901967.
  3. [3]
    "New Envoys". Ghana News. August 1980.
  4. [4]
    Jeffrey Haynes (2022). Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry Rawlings. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000837735.
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