Theodosia Okoh

Theodosia Salome Okoh (née Asihene) was born on June 13, 1922, in Effiduase, Eastern Region. Trained in fine art at Achimota School, she was a talented painter and textile designer.

Upon the eve of Ghana's independence in 1957, the government launched an open competition for a new national flag. Okoh submitted the winning design of three equal horizontal stripes of red (honouring the blood shed for freedom), gold (symbolizing mineral wealth), and green (representing rich agricultural forests), centered with a five-pointed black star symbolizing the lodestar of African freedom. She later served as president of the Ghana Hockey Association, bringing Ghana to international hockey prominence.