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{{Short description|Ghanaian lawyer and politician (1918–1990)}}
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'''Joseph Emmanuel Appiah''', [[Member of Parliament|MP]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|p|i|ɑː}} {{respell|AP|ee|ah}}; 16 November 1918 – 8 July 1990)<ref name=obituary>Eric Pace, [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/12/obituaries/joe-appiah-is-dead-ghanaian-politician-and-ex-envoy-71.html "Joe Appiah Is Dead; Ghanaian Politician And Ex-Envoy, 71"], ''New York Times'', July 12, 1990.</ref> was a [[Ghana]]ian [[lawyer]], [[politician]] and [[politician|statesman]].
'''Joseph Emmanuel Appiah''', [[Member of Parliament|MP]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|p|i|ɑː}} {{respell|AP|ee|ah}}; 16 November 1918 – 8 July 1990)<ref name=obituary>Eric Pace, [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/12/obituaries/joe-appiah-is-dead-ghanaian-politician-and-ex-envoy-71.html "Joe Appiah Is Dead; Ghanaian Politician And Ex-Envoy, 71"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 12, 1990.</ref> was a [[Ghana]]ian [[lawyer]], [[politician]] and statesman.


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in [[Kumasi]] to Nana James W.K. Appiah and Nana Adwoa Akyaa, members of the [[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] imperial [[aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]]. His father was a schoolmaster, [[Methodist]] leader, traditional [[Ghanaian chieftaincy|nobleman]] and, finally, Chief Secretary of [[Asanteman]] - a position which gave him considerable influence in Ashanti affairs. Appiah was educated at [[Wesley College, Kumasi|Wesley College]], [[Mfantsipim]], and the [[Middle Temple]].<ref name=Williams>Susan Williams, [https://books.google.com/books?id=a3Wt48ldWm0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Susan+Williams,+Colour+Bar:+The+triumph+of+Seretse+Khama&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j5iPUMzBKsfA0QXEvIHoDw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=joe%20appiah&f=false ''Colour Bar: The triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation''], Allen Lane, 2006; Penguin Books, 2007, p. xxxiii-iv.</ref><ref name=Duodu>[[Cameron Duodu]], [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/06/guardianobituaries.mainsection Obituary of Peggy Appiah], ''The Guardian'', 6 March 2006.</ref>
He was born in [[Kumasi]], [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]] (present-day [[Ghana]]), on 26 November 1918, to Nana [[J.W.K. Appiah|James W.K. Appiah]] and Nana Adwoa Akyaa, members of the [[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] imperial [[aristocracy (class)|aristocracy]]. His father was a schoolmaster, [[Methodist]] leader, traditional [[Ghanaian chieftaincy|nobleman]] and, finally, Chief Secretary of [[Asanteman]] – a position that gave him considerable influence in Ashanti affairs. Appiah was educated at [[Wesley College, Kumasi|Wesley College]], [[Mfantsipim]], and the [[Middle Temple]].<ref name=Williams>Susan Williams, [https://books.google.com/books?id=a3Wt48ldWm0C&q=joe+appiah ''Colour Bar: The triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation''], Allen Lane, 2006; Penguin Books, 2007, p. xxxiii–iv.</ref><ref name=Duodu>[[Cameron Duodu]] (6 March 2006), [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/06/guardianobituaries.mainsection "Obituary | Peggy Appiah"], ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref>


During his time in the [[United Kingdom]], he was closely involved with the [[West African Students' Union]] (WASU), eventually becoming its president.<ref name=Williams /> He came, through residence in London and involvement with WASU, to know many of the main players in the fight against [[empire|imperial]] rule in [[Ghana]] and elsewhere in [[Africa]]. Not least among these was [[Kwame Nkrumah]], to whom he became very close. Nkrumah was Appiah's first choice for best man at his wedding to [[Peggy Cripps]] in 1953 ("but the job went to arguably the more influential figure of [[George Padmore]], a Trinidadian who was political mentor to African nationalist leaders, including Nkrumah and [[Jomo Kenyatta]]"<ref name=Duodu />). Their firstborn child, son [[Kwame Anthony Appiah|Kwame]], was born in [[London]] in 1954, followed by Ama (born 1955), Adwoa (born 1960) and Abena (born 1962).
During his time in the [[United Kingdom]], he was closely involved with the [[West African Students' Union]] (WASU), eventually becoming its president.<ref name=Williams /> He came, through residence in London and involvement with WASU, to know many of the main players in the fight against [[empire|imperial]] rule in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa. Not least among these was [[Kwame Nkrumah]], to whom he became very close. In 1945, Joe Appiah went to the Fifth [[Pan-African Congress]] in [[Manchester]], representing the West African Students' Union which was attended by many other future Ghanaian politicians.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Sherwood |first=Marika |title=Manchester and the 1945 Pan-African Congress |publisher=Savannah Press |year=1995 |isbn=0951972022 |location=London}}</ref>


Nkrumah was Appiah's first choice for best man at his wedding to [[Peggy Cripps]] in 1953 ("but the job went to arguably the more influential figure of [[George Padmore]], a Trinidadian who was political mentor to African nationalist leaders, including Nkrumah and [[Jomo Kenyatta]]"<ref name=Duodu />). Their first child, son [[Kwame Anthony Appiah|Kwame]], was born in [[London]] in 1954, followed by daughters Ama (Isobel) (born 1955), Adwoa (born 1960) and Abena (born 1962).
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The Appiah family returned to Ghana in late 1954. Soon after, Joe Appiah's friendship with Nkrumah was ruined. He joined the [[National Liberation Movement (Ghana)|National Liberation Movement]] party and won the Atwima-Amansie seat in 1957. The NLM was later to merge with other opposition parties to form the [[United Party (Ghana)|United Party]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/227847/50/mr-rr-amponsah-was-no-innocent-abroad.html |title=Mr. R.R Amponsah was no innocent abroad |accessdate=2010-07-24 |date=2009-07-17 |author=Ekow Nelson |publisher=ModernGhana.com}}</ref> After the [[Akwasi Afrifa|General Afrifa]]-led coup that overthrew Nkrumah in 1966, he was asked to explain the new regime's motives to Ghana's friends and neighbours. Appiah was intermittently involved in public life as a diplomat and a government minister from then on until his retirement in 1978.<ref name=obituary/>


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The Appiah family returned to Ghana in late 1954. Soon after, Joe Appiah's close friendship with Kwame Nkrumah was ruined, as he was more popular with the people than Nkrumah. Appiah was later imprisoned for many years by Nkrumah to prevent him from entering national politics. Appiah joined the [[National Liberation Movement (Ghana)|National Liberation Movement]] (NLM) party and won the Atwima-Amansie seat in 1957. The NLM was later to merge with other opposition parties to form the [[United Party (Ghana)|United Party]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/227847/50/mr-rr-amponsah-was-no-innocent-abroad.html |title=Mr. R.R Amponsah was no innocent abroad |access-date=2010-07-24 |date=2009-07-17 |author=Ekow Nelson |publisher=ModernGhana.com}}</ref> After the [[Akwasi Afrifa|General Afrifa]]-led coup that overthrew Nkrumah in 1966, he was asked to explain the new regime's motives to Ghana's friends and neighbours. Appiah was intermittently involved in public life as a diplomat and a government minister from then on until his retirement in 1978.<ref name=obituary/>
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He returned to Kumasi, where he continued to fulfil his duties as a tribal elder. Following the death of his grand-uncle Yao Antony, he had become the head of their branch of the nobility of the [[Ashanti people]]. Prior to his own death, he served as the [[kingmaker]] and titular [[overlord]] of

Nyaduom, a town that was founded centuries before by his ancestor Nana Akroma-Ampim I.
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He returned to Kumasi, where he continued to fulfil his duties as a tribal elder. Following the death of his grand-uncle Yao Antony, he had become the head of their branch of the nobility of the [[Ashanti people]]. Prior to his own death, he served as the [[kingmaker]] and titular [[overlord]] of [[Nyaduom]], a town that was founded centuries before by his ancestor Nana Akroma-Ampim I.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/18/magazine/18WWLNlede.t.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=A Slow Emancipation|author=Kwame Anthony Appiah|date= March 18, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2020}}</ref>


His autobiography ''Joe Appiah: The Autobiography of an African Patriot'' was published in 1990. Kwame Anthony Appiah's ''In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture'' was inspired by his father's easy cosmopolitanism.<ref name=obituary/>
His autobiography ''Joe Appiah: The Autobiography of an African Patriot'' was published in 1990. Kwame Anthony Appiah's ''In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture'' was inspired by his father's easy cosmopolitanism.<ref name=obituary/>


His relationship with Peggy Cripps is said to be a major influence behind the film ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'', which won two [[40th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] and two [[British Academy Film Awards]].<ref>Brozan, Nadine (16 February 2006), [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/international/africa/16appiah.html "Peggy Appiah, 84, Author Who Bridged Two Cultures, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>
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Joe Appiah died in Accra after an illness and was buried at the Tafo cemetery at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.<ref name=obituary/> His widow would buy and occupy the adjacent plot after her death in 2006.<ref name=Duodu/><ref name=Telegraph>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511303/Peggy-Appiah.html "Peggy Appiah" obituary], ''[[The Daily telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', 24 February 2006.</ref> His tomb was vandalised in 2008 by unknown persons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://enochdarfahfrimpong.blogspot.com/2008/06/paa-joe-appiahs-tomb-vandalised.html |title=Paa Joe Appiah's tomb vandalised |accessdate=2010-07-24 |date=2008-06-09 |author=Enoch Darfah Frimpong |publisher=}}</ref>

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Joe Appiah died in Accra on 8 July 1990, after an illness, and was buried at [[Tafo]] cemetery at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.<ref name=obituary/> His widow would buy and occupy the adjacent plot after her death in 2006.<ref name=Duodu/><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511303/Peggy-Appiah.html |title= Peggy Appiah|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date= 24 February 2006}}</ref> In 2008, Appiah's tomb was vandalised by unknown persons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://enochdarfahfrimpong.blogspot.com/2008/06/paa-joe-appiahs-tomb-vandalised.html |title=Paa Joe Appiah's tomb vandalised |access-date=2010-07-24 |date=2008-06-09 |author=Enoch Darfah Frimpong }}</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
*{{cite book |title=Autobiography of an African Patriot |last=Appiah |first=Joe |authorlink=Joe Appiah |year=1990 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-275-93672-3 |page=400 |id= {{ASIN|0275936724|country=uk}} }}
*{{cite book |title=Autobiography of an African Patriot |last=Appiah |first=Joe |author-link=Joe Appiah |year=1990 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=New York |isbn=978-0-275-93672-3 |page=400 |id= {{ASIN|0275936724|country=uk}} }}
*{{cite book |title=In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture |last=Appiah |first=Kwame Anthony |authorlink=Kwame Anthony Appiah |year=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location= |isbn=978-0-19-506852-8 |page=256 |id= {{ASIN|0195068521|country=uk}} }}
*{{cite book |title=In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture |last=Appiah |first=Kwame Anthony |author-link=Kwame Anthony Appiah |year=1993 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-506852-8 |page=256 |id= {{ASIN|0195068521|country=uk}} }}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 20 November 2024

The Honourable
Nana
Joe Appiah
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Atwima-Amansie
In office
1957–1961
Preceded byIsaac Joseph Adomako-Mensah
Succeeded byIsaac Joseph Adomako-Mensah
Personal details
Born
Joseph Emmanuel Appiah

(1918-11-16)16 November 1918
Kumasi, Ghana.
Died8 July 1990(1990-07-08) (aged 71)
Accra
Resting placeTafo Cemetery, Kumasi
Political partyNational Liberation Movement
Other political
affiliations		United Party
Justice Party
SpousePeggy Cripps
ChildrenKwame Anthony Appiah, Isobel Ama, Adwoa, Abena
RelativesJackie Appiah (niece)
ResidenceKumasi
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer and Diplomat

Joseph Emmanuel Appiah, MP (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; 16 November 1918 – 8 July 1990)[1] was a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and statesman.

Biography

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He was born in Kumasi, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), on 26 November 1918, to Nana James W.K. Appiah and Nana Adwoa Akyaa, members of the Ashanti imperial aristocracy. His father was a schoolmaster, Methodist leader, traditional nobleman and, finally, Chief Secretary of Asanteman – a position that gave him considerable influence in Ashanti affairs. Appiah was educated at Wesley College, Mfantsipim, and the Middle Temple.[2][3]

During his time in the United Kingdom, he was closely involved with the West African Students' Union (WASU), eventually becoming its president.[2] He came, through residence in London and involvement with WASU, to know many of the main players in the fight against imperial rule in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa. Not least among these was Kwame Nkrumah, to whom he became very close. In 1945, Joe Appiah went to the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester, representing the West African Students' Union which was attended by many other future Ghanaian politicians.[4]

Nkrumah was Appiah's first choice for best man at his wedding to Peggy Cripps in 1953 ("but the job went to arguably the more influential figure of George Padmore, a Trinidadian who was political mentor to African nationalist leaders, including Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta"[3]). Their first child, son Kwame, was born in London in 1954, followed by daughters Ama (Isobel) (born 1955), Adwoa (born 1960) and Abena (born 1962).

The Appiah family returned to Ghana in late 1954. Soon after, Joe Appiah's close friendship with Kwame Nkrumah was ruined, as he was more popular with the people than Nkrumah. Appiah was later imprisoned for many years by Nkrumah to prevent him from entering national politics. Appiah joined the National Liberation Movement (NLM) party and won the Atwima-Amansie seat in 1957. The NLM was later to merge with other opposition parties to form the United Party.[5] After the General Afrifa-led coup that overthrew Nkrumah in 1966, he was asked to explain the new regime's motives to Ghana's friends and neighbours. Appiah was intermittently involved in public life as a diplomat and a government minister from then on until his retirement in 1978.[1]

He returned to Kumasi, where he continued to fulfil his duties as a tribal elder. Following the death of his grand-uncle Yao Antony, he had become the head of their branch of the nobility of the Ashanti people. Prior to his own death, he served as the kingmaker and titular overlord of Nyaduom, a town that was founded centuries before by his ancestor Nana Akroma-Ampim I.[6]

His autobiography Joe Appiah: The Autobiography of an African Patriot was published in 1990. Kwame Anthony Appiah's In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture was inspired by his father's easy cosmopolitanism.[1]

His relationship with Peggy Cripps is said to be a major influence behind the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, which won two Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards.[7]

Joe Appiah died in Accra on 8 July 1990, after an illness, and was buried at Tafo cemetery at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.[1] His widow would buy and occupy the adjacent plot after her death in 2006.[3][8] In 2008, Appiah's tomb was vandalised by unknown persons.[9]

Books

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  • Appiah, Joe (1990). Autobiography of an African Patriot. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-275-93672-3. ASIN 0275936724.
  • Appiah, Kwame Anthony (1993). In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-19-506852-8. ASIN 0195068521.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Eric Pace, "Joe Appiah Is Dead; Ghanaian Politician And Ex-Envoy, 71", The New York Times, July 12, 1990.
  2. ^ a b Susan Williams, Colour Bar: The triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation, Allen Lane, 2006; Penguin Books, 2007, p. xxxiii–iv.
  3. ^ a b c Cameron Duodu (6 March 2006), "Obituary | Peggy Appiah", The Guardian.
  4. ^ Sherwood, Marika (1995). Manchester and the 1945 Pan-African Congress. London: Savannah Press. ISBN 0951972022.
  5. ^ Ekow Nelson (17 July 2009). "Mr. R.R Amponsah was no innocent abroad". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  6. ^ Kwame Anthony Appiah (18 March 2007). "A Slow Emancipation". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ^ Brozan, Nadine (16 February 2006), "Peggy Appiah, 84, Author Who Bridged Two Cultures, Dies", The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Peggy Appiah". The Telegraph. 24 February 2006.
  9. ^ Enoch Darfah Frimpong (9 June 2008). "Paa Joe Appiah's tomb vandalised". Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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