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David Kwaku Ziga

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David Kwaku Ziga
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Afadzato
In office
June 1965 – February 1966
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
David Kwaku Ziga.

(1922-04-20)20 April 1922
Have Etoe in the Afadzato South District, Volta Region
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Staffordshire

David Kwaku Ziga (1922–?), was a Ghanaian politician and potter. He was a member for parliament for the Afadzato constituency from 1965 to 1966, he was also the managing proprietor of Ziga Pottery and Ceramic Works.

Early life and education

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Ziga was born on 20 April 1922 at Have Etoe in the Afadzato South District, Volta Region.[1] He had his early education at Agate E. P. Primary School and the E. P. Middle School in Kpando.[1] He later proceeded to Achimota College to study Arts and Craft from 1940 to 1944.[1][2] In 1952 he won a government scholarship to study a two (2)- year pottery and ceramics programme at the North Staffordshire Technical College (now University of Staffordshire).[3]

Career and politics

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Ziga was seconded to the Local Authority Middle School in Akwatia where he established a pottery and ceramic unit between 1946 and July 1948.[1][4] From August 1948 to 1951 he taught at Achimota College. After his stint as a teacher at Achimota College he founded a pottery and ceramic industry at Ve Koloenu in 1951.[4]

Ziga became the member of parliament for the Afadzato constituency from June 1965 until the Nkrumah government was overthrown in February 1966.[5][6]

Personal life

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His hobbies included lawn tennis and social welfare.[7] He is deceased, but details are not known.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 53. 1966.
  2. ^ "West Africa, Issues 3028–3052". West Africa Publishing Company Limited. 1975: 1272. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Prologue Quarterly: Problems of Independence and Amity of Nations, Volume 5, Issues 1–2". Prologue Quarterly: Problems of Independence and Amity of Nations. Prolog, Research and Publication Association: 127. 1961.
  4. ^ a b "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 53. 1966.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: vi and 10. 1965.
  6. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 27. 1966.
  7. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 53. 1966.
  8. ^ Tetteh, Ransford (19 December 2008). "Funeral announcement of Mrs. Susuanna Adjoa Ziga". Daily Graphic. No. 17995. Retrieved 2 November 2022.