Jump to content

Francis Badgie

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Badgie
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
7 November 1980 – January 1982
PresidentHilla Limann
Preceded byEbenezer Moses Debrah
Succeeded byKenneth Dadzie
Personal details
Born
Francis Kelugu Badgie

(1937-06-27)June 27, 1937
Gold Coast
Died2020
NationalityGhanaian
EducationTamale Secondary School
Occupationagriculturist

Francis Kelugu Badgie (1937-2020) was a Ghanaian public servant and diplomat who was Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from November 1980 to January 1982.

Early life and education

[edit]

Francis Badgie was born on 27 July 1937 in Navrongo. He attended Tamale Secondary School and on completion went on to study agriculture at Kwadaso Agriculture College in Kwadaso.[1]

Career

[edit]

Badgie was a teacher until he was appointed managing director of the Upper Regional Development Corporation.[2] In 1980, Hilla Limann nominated and appointed Badgie as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[3] Badgie held office until January 1982 after the overthrow of Limann’s government by the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). In 1983, Badgie became a member of the newly founded Ghana Democratic Movement whose aim was to oust the PNDC and re-introduce multi-party democracy.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Francis K. Badgie". fkscholarship.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ Ajoa Yeboah Afari (1988). A Decade of Thoughts of a Native Daughter. The Author. p. 151. ISBN 9789964901967.
  3. ^ "New Envoys". Ghana News. August 1980.
  4. ^ Jeffrey Haynes (2022). Revolution and Democracy in Ghana: The Politics of Jerry Rawlings. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000837735.