Fred Kwasi Apaloo
| Frederick Kwasi Apaloo | |
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| Chief Justice of Kenya | |
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In office March 1993 – 1995 |
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| Appointed by | Daniel arap Moi |
| Preceded by | Alan Hancox |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Majid Cockar |
| 6th Chief Justice of Ghana (19th including Gold Coast) |
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In office 1977–1986 |
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| Appointed by | General Acheampong |
| Preceded by | Samuel Azu Crabbe |
| Succeeded by | E. N. P. Sowah |
| Supreme Court Judge | |
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In office 1971–1986 |
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| Appointed by | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 January 1921 Woe, Gold Coast |
| Died | 2 April 2000 (aged 79) |
| Spouse(s) | Georgina Kumasenu |
Frederick Kwasi Apaloo (9 January 1921 – 2 April 2000) was a Ghanaian barrister who served as Chief Justice of Ghana and later Kenya.
Apaloo was born at Woe, a village near Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana, then the Gold Coast. He lost his father when he was 7 years old so an uncle who was a Kadjebi merchant cared for him through school. His secondary education was at Accra Academy in Accra which he completed in 1942. He subsequently read law at the University College, Hull
Apaloo was called to the English bar in 1950 by the Middle Temple. He later returned to practise law in Ghana. He defended those involved in the Anloga riots following widespread protests against the imposition of taxes by the British colonial administration. After Ghana attained its independence from British colonial rule, he was appointed a High Court Judge in 1960. In 1964, he presided over the treason trials of five persons including three close associates of President Kwame Nkrumah. They were Tawia Adamafio, information minister, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, foreign minister and Hugh Horatio Cofie Crabbe, secretary of the ruling Convention People's Party. One of the other judges was Edward Akufo-Addo who also later became Chief Justice in 1966 and ceremonial President of Ghana in 1970. The acquittal led to the then president, Nkrumah trying to purge the judiciary. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1966 and to the Supreme Court of Ghana in 1971.
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