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AdubianewsIn honor of this momentous occasion, here are 10 fun facts that you may not already know about the 2nd President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
Three boys and two girls.
At his graduation he was awarded five of the six awards given to the best students.
He played for Butler house and got to a point where he was selected to play for the school team.
He was born the seventh of ten children to Nana Kwadwo Agyekum, head of the Oyoko royal family, and Nana Ama Dapaah, a Queen mother.
He became the chief legal officer and the city manager of Kumasi in 1967, posts he held until 1969.
President Kufuor was the chairman of Asante Kotoko Football Club from 1988 to 1991.
He has twice been elected as a Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya, during the Second and Third Republics.
By August of 2005 Kufuor had visited over 63 countries as president of Ghana.
Ghana under Kufuor’s leadership helped brokered peace in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d’lvoire and Guinea-Bissau, among other African states.
That is the pet name his wife and former first lady Mrs. Theresa Kufour calls him by.
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