Gloria Amon Nikoi

Gloria Adwoa Amon Nikoi, née Addae (6 June 1927[1][2] – 10 November 2010) was as a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister in 1979 under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government. She was the first Ghanaian woman to hold this position.[3]

Gloria Amon Nikoi
19th Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
June 26, 1979 – September 24, 1979
Preceded byColonel Roger Felli
Succeeded byDr. Isaac K. Chinebuah
Personal details
Born(1927-06-06)6 June 1927
Ghana
Died10 November 2010(2010-11-10) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C.
SpouseAmon Nikoi (m. 1959)
EducationAchimota College
OccupationDiplomat

Career

She attended Achimota College. Nikoi was the Deputy Chief of Mission to the United Nations from 1969 to 1974.[4] Gloria Nikoi later worked as a senior official in the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After the military coup of June 4, 1979, which overthrew the Supreme Military Council government, she was made foreign minister for about four months in the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government of Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.[5] This ended on September 24, 1979, when the Third Republic under Dr. Hilla Limann's People's National Party government was inaugurated.

Gloria Nikoi became the Chairperson of the erstwhile Bank for Housing and Construction, a Ghanaian bank, in 1981. She had also been a director of the African Development Bank (AfDB).[6] She became the first Chairperson of the Council of the Ghana Stock Exchange when it was inaugurated on November 12, 1990.[7]

Personal life

She was married to Amon Nikoi, a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and Finance minister, with whom she had three children.[3][8]

Death and funeral

She died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., on 10 November 2010 at the age of 83. Her funeral service was held at the Accra Ridge Church, where she was a congregant.

See also

References
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  2. "Gloria Amon Nikoi June 1927 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved Jul 29, 2022.
  3. Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1959-07-23. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22.
  4. Martin K.I. Christensen (31 May 2010). "Ghana Ministers". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Martin K.I. Christensen. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  5. B. Schemmel. "Foreign ministers E-K - Ghana". Lists of heads of state of government and ministers of various countries. Rulers.org. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  6. B. Schemmel (4 April 2007). "Female Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Lists of heads of state of government and ministers of various countries. Rulers.org. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  7. "About Us:Overview & History". Official website. Ghana Stock Exchange. Archived from the original on 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  8. "Dr Amon Nikoi, Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-27.


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