Leader Kofi Abrefa Busia Dissolved 1954 | Founded May 1952 | |
Merger of United Gold Coast Convention and Split from Convention People's Party Merged into National Liberation Movement | ||
The Ghana Congress Party was founded in May 1952 by Kofi Busia who also its leader. The party was formed by dissatisfied former Convention People's Party members and others from the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), which was disbanded after a poor performance in the 1951 elections. The party contested the 1954 election, winning one out of 104 seats. The party represented the conservative position of the chiefs and intelligentsia who were dominant in the UGCC.
After the Gold Coast legislative election in 1954, the Busia and others went on to form the National Liberation Movement.
The New Patriotic Party claim to follow the Danquah-Busia tradition and trace their roots to these parties.
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Ghana Congress Party Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA