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Nana Akufo-Addo
President · Ghana

Nana Akufo-Addo

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Serving as Ghana’s president from 2017 to 2025.

Presidential election · Re-election

Born
29 March 1944
Birthplace
Accra

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Nana Akufo-Addo

Nana Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who served two presidential terms.

Early life

Education

Studied economics at the University of Ghana and trained as a lawyer at Middle Temple.

Career

  1. 1979

    Legal firm

    Co-founded Akufo-Addo, Prempeh and Co.

  2. 2001–2007

    Ministerial posts

    Served as attorney general and then foreign minister.

  3. 2017–2025

    Presidency

    Led Ghana before handing over to John Mahama.

Selected work

Presidential election

Defeated the incumbent after two earlier unsuccessful campaigns.

Re-election

Won a second term.

Beyond work

Economic controversy

His later presidency faced a severe financial crisis and public criticism of economic management.

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