| LC control no. | no2003044831 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gbedemah, K. A. (Komla Agbeli), 1913-1998 |
| Variant(s) | Gbedemah, Komla Agbeli, 1913-1998 |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1913-06-17 |
| Death date | 1998-07-11 |
| Place of birth | Warri (Nigeria) |
| Affiliation | Accra Academy Convention People's Party (Ghana) National Alliance of Liberals (Ghana) |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Bankers Educators |
| Found in | 1960-61 budget speech, 1960?: cover (Hon. K.A. Gbedemah, Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Presidential Affairs [Ghana]) OCLC, 5 May 2003 (hdgs.: Gbedemah, K. A. (Kanla Agbeli), 1912-, Gbedemah, K. A. (Komla Agbeli), 1912- ; usage: K.A. Gbedemah) Contemporary African database, 5 May 2003 (Gbedemah Komla Agbeli; b. 17 June 1912; Ghanaian former minister) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 28, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Gbedemah, Komla Agbeli; banker / financial industry leader, nationalist, political figure; born 17 June 1913 in Warri, Nigeria; graduated Achimota School; part-time proofreader and editor of the Times; taught science at Accra Academy; quickly branched into motorized transport, acquiring vehicles for both passenger and freight services; joined the UGCC; formed the Convention People's Party (CPP); was appointed health minister (1951); was remembered for expansion and development of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, and the establishment of hospitals and clinics around the country; most outstanding success was the building of a hydroelectric plant at Akosombo; formed his own party, the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL); died 11 July 1998 place unknown) |
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