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The murders led to public outcry and the formation of a Special Investigations Board (SIB) to investigate the events. The report of the SIB led to the charging and trial of the perpetrators who were subsequently sentenced to death by firing squad. June 30 is commemorated every year as Martyrs Day in Ghana. [1]
Memorial to the Martyrs of the Rule of Law in front of the Supreme Court of Ghana buildings Cecilia Koranteng-Addow (née Gaisie, 24 May 1936 – 30 June 1982) was a High Court judge in Ghana from 1975 until her abduction and murder on 30 June 1982 , during the second military rule of Jerry Rawlings .
Following the deaths of the abducted judges and a military man, the country has viewed these abducted judges as martyrs of the rule of law. Their busts were raised on the premises of the forecourt of the Supreme Court of Ghana as a perpetual memorial of their sacrifice. [1] [7] [12] The note on his bust in the forecourt of the Supreme Court reads;
The Ghanaian judicial system honours them each year on Martyrs Day, the day commemorating their passing. [39] This memorial is meant to serve as a source of inspiration for us as a nation as we rededicate ourselves individually and collectively to the beloved goals and principles on whose altar they made the ultimate sacrifice: Lest We Forget. [38]
Martyrs' Day are days observed in or by some countries, incl. the United States, Japan, India, Brazil, Canada and Australia, to recognise martyrs such as soldiers, revolutionaries or victims of genocide. Below is a list of various Martyrs' Days for different countries of the World.
The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...
[3] [4] He also had teaching stints at the Ghana National College, the Accra Academy, and Accra High School. [3] After completing his legal studies in the United Kingdom, Agyapong returned to Ghana in 1961 to begin private legal practice. [3] [4] [5] He later founded a law firm together with his friend, Kwabena Adu-Tutu Amankwah at Adum in ...
Festivals in Ghana are celebrated for many reasons pertaining to a particular tribe or culture, usually having backgrounds relating to an occurrence in the history of that culture. Examples of such occurrences have been hunger, migration, purification of either gods or stools, etc.