Lydia Azuele Akanbodiipo

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Lydia Azuele Akanbodiipo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Sandema
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
Born(1942-10-14)14 October 1942
CitizenshipGhana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater
OccupationPhysical Education Specialist Teacher

Lydia Azuele Akanbodiipo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Sandema Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL). [1] [2] [3]

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Education and early life

She was born 14 October 1942 in Upper Region of Ghana. She also obtained his Diploma degree in Physical Education from Winneba Training College. [1]

Politics

She began her political career in 1969 when she became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent Sandema constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. [1] [3] [2] She assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972. [4]

Lydia also once served as opposition chief whip. [5]

Personal life

She is a Christian. She is a Physical Education Specialist Teacher. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Accra: Office of the National Assembly. 1969. p. 120.
  2. 1 2 Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  3. 1 2 Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  4. The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.
  5. Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.