E. R. T. Madjitey
Ghanaian police officer, diplomat and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey, CBE (11 November 1920 – 23 February 1996) was a Ghanaian police officer, diplomat and politician. He was appointed Police Commissioner in the Dominion of Ghana (now Ghana) on 9 October 1958, making him not only the first Ghanaian to head the Ghana Police Service, but also the first African south of the Sahara and in the British Commonwealth to command a police force.[1]
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Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey | |
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Commissioner of Police | |
Deputy | John Willie Kofi Harlley |
Preceded by | Arthur Lewin Alexander |
Succeeded by | John Willie Kofi Harlley |
Personal details | |
Born | Tawiah Madjitey (1920-11-20)20 November 1920 Aframase, Eastern Region, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
Died | 24 February 1996(1996-02-24) (aged 75) Asite, Odumase-Krobo, Eastern Region, Ghana |
Website | www |
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