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Isaac Kobina Abban

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Isaac Kobina Abban (1933-2001) was a Ghanaian judge who served as Chief Justice of Ghana from 1995 until his death in 2001, the ninth person to hold the office since independence. He was called to the English bar in 1958, returned to Ghana the following year to practice law, and was appointed to the High Court bench in 1970; as a High Court judge he also served as Electoral Commissioner overseeing the disputed 1978 UNIGOV referendum, a role in which he went into hiding after opposing the military government's attempts to rig the result. Before returning to Ghana, he served as Chief Justice of Seychelles from 1990 to 1993, and President Jerry Rawlings appointed him Chief Justice of Ghana in February 1995. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Lawyer and judge 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Ghanaian 1
Born
1933 2
Died
2001 2
Death Date
2001-04-21 2
Place of Death
Accra 2
Role
Role (category)
Judge 2
Role (category)
Lawyer 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Isaac Kobina Abban (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    He was the ninth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Isaac Kobina Abban (1933-2001) was a Ghanaian judge who served as Chief Justice of Ghana from 1995 until his death in 2001, the ninth person to hold the office since independence.
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2. Wikidata: Isaac Kobina Abban
  • Wikidata Q1673412, occupation/position claims
    occupation/position claim resolves to: Lawyer and Judge
  • Wikidata Q1673412, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1933
  • Wikidata Q1673412, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2001
  • Wikidata Q1673412, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2001-04-21
  • Wikidata Q1673412, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Accra
  • Member Of: Supreme Court of Ghana, Wikipedia category: Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana
  • In Legal System: Law of Ghana, Wikipedia category: 20th-century Ghanaian lawyers
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