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Alex Quaison-Sackey 🇬🇭

Alex Quaison-Sackey (Known as "Alex Quaison-Sackey")
Diplomat, First Black African President of UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister
Born 1924-08-09 🇬🇭 Winneba, Ghana
Passed Away 1992-12-28 Accra, Ghana
Lifespan 68 years old
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"The voice of Africa is no longer an echo of other continents; it is a clear, sovereign trumpet for human brotherhood."

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Historic Ghanaian diplomat who in 1964 became the first Black African President of the United Nations General Assembly, championing African liberation and the Non-Aligned Movement.

Biographical Record

Alex Quaison-Sackey was born on August 9, 1924, in Winneba, Central Region. Educated at Mfantsipim School, Achimota College, and Exeter College, Oxford, he joined the foreign service upon Ghana's independence in 1957.

Appointed Ghana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in 1959 by President Kwame Nkrumah, Quaison-Sackey became a charismatic voice for decolonization. In December 1964, he was unanimously elected President of the 19th Session of the United Nations General Assembly—the first Black African to preside over the world body. His 1963 book Africa Unbound articulated the philosophy of the 'African Personality' on the world stage.

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Winneba Town Cemetery
Winneba, Ghana
GPS: 5.3514, -0.6231
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