William Atia Amoro
{{short description|Ghanaian politician}}
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William Atia Amoro was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Bongo constituency from 1954 to 1966.{{cite journal |title=Debates, Part 1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sn6aAAAAIAAJ&q=amoro |publisher=Gold Coast Legislative Assembly |page=931 |date=1956}} While in parliament he served as parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Interior.
Early life and education
Amoro was born in 1929 at Bongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana ( then Gold Coast). He was educated at the Tamale Government School and the Tamale Teacher Training College.{{cite journal |title=Ghana Year Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCsUAAAAIAAJ&q=william+atia+amoro+education |publisher=Graphic Corporation |page=188 |date=1961}}
Career and politics
Amoro took up a teaching appointment in 1951 at the Nangodi Day School. He remained in the teaching profession until 1954 when he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Bongo electoral area.{{cite journal |title=Debates, Issue 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZaaAAAAIAAJ&q=Amoro |publisher=Gold Coast Legislative Assembly |page=287 |date=1954}} He was re-elected in 1956 and remained the member of parliament for Bongo in the subsequent years until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.{{cite journal |title=West Africa Annual, Issue 8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nRBBAQAAIAAJ&q=william+atia+amoro |publisher=James Clarke |page=82 |date=1965}} In November 1957 he was appointed parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and in July 1959 he became parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Interior.{{cite journal |title=Ghana Year Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCsUAAAAIAAJ&q=July+1959 |publisher=Graphic Corporation |page=188 |date=1961}}{{cite journal |title=International Yearbook of Education |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i_qwxL_ebKEC&q=william+atia+amoro |publisher=Unesco |page=480 |date=1960}}{{cite journal |title=Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQNIAQAAIAAJ&q=william+atia+amoro |page=xv |publisher=Ghana National Assembly |date=1961}} He served in this capacity until 1961.
Personal life
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