Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey

ghana, big six, ugcc, lawyer, independence

Born Apr 26, 1902

Accra, Ghana

Passed Away Jan 29, 1963 Accra, Ghana

Lifespan 60 years old

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"Liberty without constitutional limits is tyranny; governance without liberty is slavery."

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Founding father of Ghana, member of 'The Big Six', lawyer, and fearless political leader known as 'Liberty Lamptey'.

Biographical Record

Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey was a prominent Ghanaian lawyer, nationalist politician, and one of 'The Big Six' leaders arrested by colonial authorities following the 1948 Christiansborg Crossroads shootings.

Educated in London and called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, Obetsebi-Lamptey returned to the Gold Coast to fight for constitutional self-government, co-founding the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and later the Nationalist Party.

A passionate defender of civil liberties and multiparty democracy, he earned the popular moniker 'Liberty Lamptey' for his uncompromising insistence on individual rights under the law.

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Osu Cemetery
Accra, Ghana

                         GPS: 5.5560, -0.1870                    

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