John Willie Kofi Harlley

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name = John Willie Kofi Harlley


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office = Minister for Foreign Affairs
term_start = 1967
term_end = 1969
predecessor = Lt. Gen. J.A. Ankrah
successor = Patrick Dankwa Anin
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office2 = Inspector General of Police
term_start2 = 1965
term_end2 = 1969
predecessor2 = E.R.T. Madjitey
successor2 = B.A. Yakubu
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birth_date = 1919
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death_date = (1980s)
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John Willie Kofi Harlley (b. 1919 - d. unknown ) was a former foreign minister of Ghana. He was a member of the Presidential Commission that ruled Ghana during the military era of the National Liberation Council and the first year of the Third Republic.cite web |url=http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/ghana.htm |title=Leaders of Ghana |accessdate=2007-04-11 |work=World Political Leaders 1945-2007 |author=Roberto Ortiz de Zárate |publisher=Zárate's Political Collections] He was also a former Inspector General of Police in Ghana.

Politics

At the time of the February 24, 1969 coup d'état that removed the Convention People's Party government of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Mr. Harlley was the Inspector General of Police, making him the most senior police officer in the country. He was one of the eight members of the National Liberation Council government formed afterwards. [cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.detail.php?ID=52409&VOLGNR=6 |title=Nkrumah's Overthrow! |accessdate=2007-04-11 |work=News archive |publisher=Ghana Home Page] He remained in his office as the head of the police force and in admission was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1967 and 1968. [cite web|url=http://rulers.org/fm2.html |title=Foreign ministers E-K - Ghana |accessdate=2007-04-11 |author=B. Schemmel |work=Lists of heads of state of government and ministers of various countries |publisher=Rulers.org] On September 3, 1969, a Presidential Commission was formed. Mr. Harlley was one of the three members of the commission. This commission remained in place even after the handover to the democratically elected Progress Party government of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia. On August 7, 1970, the commission was replaced by an interim President, Nii Amaa Ollennu.

Mr. Harlley died during the eighties.

References

External links

* [http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/photo.detail.php?ID=52409&VOLGNR=6 Picture of Members of the National Liberation Council]
* [http://www.ghanapolice.org/images/gallery/old_igp.htm Gallery of Ghana Inspector Generals of Police]

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