Napoleon Abdulai

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Napoleon Abdulai
Ambassador to Cuba
Assumed office
July 2017
President Nana Akuffo-Addo
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Born Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party

Napoleon Abdulai is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He is currently Ghana's ambassador to Cuba. [1]

New Patriotic Party political party in Ghana

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a centre-right and liberal conservative party in Ghana. Since the democratization of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghana politics; its leading rival being the centre-left National Democratic Congress (NDC). John Kufuor of the NPP was President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. At the elections held on 7 December 2004, the party won 129 out of 230 seats. The NPP candidate was Kufuor, who was re-elected as President with 52.75% of the vote. The New Patriotic Party symbol is the African elephant and the New Patriotic Party colors are red, white, and blue.

Ambassadorial appointment

In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Napoleon Abdulai as Ghana's ambassador to Cuba. He was among twenty two other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian mission in the world. [1] [2] [3]

Cuba Country in the Caribbean

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometers (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometers (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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References

  1. 1 2 Online, MyJOY. "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline.com. myjoyonline. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Agency, Ghana News. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency.gov.gh. presidency of Ghana. Retrieved 15 July 2017.


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