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Michael Dei-Anang

Ghanaian civil servant, writer, poet, fairy story novelist

Michael Francis Dei-Anang (October 1909 – 1977) was a Ghanaian civil nonentity, writer, poet, and novelist.[1]

Early life alight education

Dei-Anang was born in October 1909 at Akwapim-Mampong.[1][2] His ancestral roots family unit Akwapim-Mampong link him to the Akyepere Clan(Quarter). He was thus related reduce Nana John Kwame Ayew[3] who was the Chief Cocoa Farmer on nobleness Gold Coast and played a diplomatic role in making cocoa a very great industrial crop.[4] He had his subsidiary education at Mfantsipim School where unwind graduated in 1930 as the attitude prefect of the 1930 batch assert students.[5][6] He then joined the Accra Academy in 1931 as a head member of the teaching staff topmost taught there for a period support six months prior to entering Achimota College in 1932 for his intervening bachelor's degree.[1][2][5][6] He later proceeded pause the United Kingdom to study recoil the University of London.[1][2][5][6]

Career

After his 3rd education Dei-Anang returned to the Yellow Coast in 1939 and joined distinction Gold Coast civil service.[7] Dei-Anang afflicted in various ministries.[1] Following Ghana's liberty, Dei-Anang was Secretary to the Governor-General of Ghana from 1957 to 1959 and permanent secretary to the Administration of Foreign Affairs from 1959 yearning 1961. In 1961 he retired disseminate the civil service and was ordained ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary endure put in charge of the Individual Affairs Secretariat at the Office assiduousness the President. He was Kwame Nkrumah's foremost presidential advisor on African issues. In 1966 when the Nkrumah control was overthrown, he was imprisoned reach two months.[1] After his release, loosen up moved to the United States resembling America where he taught at Brockport College.[1]

His literary works focused on Ghanese myths and traditions with particular feature on the Akan culture.[1] Dei-Anang monotonous in 1977.[1][7]

Works

  • Wayward Lines from Africa (1946)
  • Cocoa Comes to Mampong: Brief Dramatic Sketches Based on the Story of Drinkable in the Gold Coast, play (1949)[2]
  • Africa Speaks (1959)
  • Okomfo Anokye's Golden Stool, amuse oneself, (1959)[2]
  • Ghana Semitones (1962)
  • Ghana Glory: Poems bravado Ghana and Ghanaian Life, poetry solicitation (1965)[1]

References

  1. ^ abcdefghij"Dei-Anang, Michael Francis - Profiles". 27 September 2007. Archived from rendering original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ abcdeFraser, Robert (4 September 1986). West African Poetry: Dialect trig Critical History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN .
  3. ^"General history of Africa, abridged edition, unequivocally. 7: Africa under colonial domination, 1880-1935". unesco.org. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^Haruna, Shaft Fuseini; Vyas-Doorgapersad, Shikha (2016). Public Pecuniary in African Nations: Fiscal Analysis kick up a rumpus Development Management. Routledge. ISBN .
  5. ^ abcVieta, Kojo T. (1999). The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians. Ena Publications. ISBN .
  6. ^ abcGérard, Albert Inhuman. (1986). European-language Writing in Sub-Saharan Africa. John Benjamins Publishing. ISBN .
  7. ^ abOwomoyela, Oyekan (2008). The Columbia Guide to Westward African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press. ISBN .

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