William Ofori Atta
Ghanaian politician, lawyer and former foreign minister of Ghana (1910-1988)
William Ofori Atta (10 October 1910 – 14 July 1988), popularly called "Paa Willie", was a Ghanaian founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and one of the founding fathers of Ghana as one of "The Big Six" detained by the British colonial government in the then Gold Coast. He later became a Minister for Foreign Affairs in Ghana's second republic between 1971 and 1972.
Quotes about Atta
edit- He brought to politics a new breath of sincerity, modesty, and honesty…He did not use his talents or office for the acquisition of personal wealth, and he worked, lived, and died a simple and devoted patriot.
- William Ofori-Atta, Ghana: A Nation in Crisis (the J. B. Danquah memorial lectures, ser. 18, February 1985) (1988). Tribute to the Late Mr. William Eugene Amoako-Atta Ofori-Atta (Paa Willie), Member of the Big Six (1988).
