Kofi Abrefa Busia

Kofi Abrefa Busia
Kofi Abrefa Busia
2nd Prime Minister of Ghana
	In office; 1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
President	Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa; 3 April 1969 – 7 August 1970 Nii Amaa Ollennu; 7–31 August 1970 Edward Akufo-Addo; 31 August 1970 – 13 January 1972
Preceded by	Kwame Nkrumah; as Prime Minister
Succeeded by	None; (position abolished)
Member of Parliament for Wenchi
	In office; 1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
Preceded by	Charles Ebenezer Donkoh
Personal details
Born	11 July 1913; Wenchi, Gold Coast
Died	28 August 1978 (aged 65); Oxford, England
Political party	Progress Party
Spouse	Naa Morkor (1924-2010)
Children	8, Abena and Akosua Busia
Education	Methodist School, Wenchi; Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast; Wesley College, Kumasi; Achimota College
Alma mater	University of London; University College, Oxford; Nuffield College, Oxford
Profession	Academic
	Elected following military rule and overthrown by military regime.

Kofi Abrefa Busia (11 July 1913 – 28 August 1978) was a Ghanaian political leader and academic who was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969 to 1972. As a nationalist leader and prime minister, he helped to restore civilian government to the country following military rule.

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