Alex Quaison-Sackey
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Hon. Alex Quaison-Sackey |
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| 19th Session President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
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In office 1964–1965 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Sosa Rodriguez |
| Succeeded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| 2nd Ghana Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
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In office 30 June 1959 – 1965 |
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| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Daniel Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Fred Arkurst |
| 8th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) | |
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In office 1965–1966 |
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| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Kojo Botsio |
| Succeeded by | Lt Gen Joseph A Ankrah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1924 Winneba |
| Died | December 21, 1992 (aged 68) Accra |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention Peoples' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Elsie Annie Blankson |
| Children | Egya, Nana, Awo, Kweku Bondzie, Nenyi (Nii) and Yaaba |
| Residence | Accra |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey (August 9, 1924 – December 21, 1992) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served during the first and third republics. He was the first black African to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Quaison-Sackey was born at Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. He received his early education in Ghana at Mfantsipim at Cape Coast in the Central Region and Achimota College near Accra. He then proceeded to the United Kingdom, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Exeter College, Oxford University, graduating with an honours degree. He also studied international relations and international law at the London School of Economics after being appointed one of Ghana's first Foreign Service officers.
He served as Ghana's second ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations from 30 June 1959 to 1965. He served as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1964 to 1965, becoming the first black African to hold that position. During that time, Quaison-Sackey was also Ghana's ambassador to Cuba from 1961 to 1965 and ambassador to Mexico from 1962 to 1964. In 1965, he became foreign minister of Ghana, but served in that position for only a few months, as he was dismissed when President Nkrumah was overthrown in February 1966. He was again appointed as Ambassador to the United States in 1978 by the Supreme Military Council led by Lt. Gen. Fred Akuffo
Quaison-Sackey was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs in Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party government. He was on a trip to Vietnam with Nkrumah when the government was overthrown by a military coup d'état leading to the formation of the National Liberation Council on 24 February 1966 led by Lt. General Joseph Arthur Ankrah.
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