Reginald Reynolds Amponsah

Reginald Reynolds Amponsah (30 December 1919 – 3 June 2009) na he be a Ghanaian potter den politician of de first Parliament of de Second Republic wey dey represent de Mampong North constituency insyd de Ashanti region of Ghana. Na he be a Minister of State insyd de Busia government.

 Education 
Amponsah plete ein secondary education for de Achimota School insyd 1942. Na he be de school prefect give ein year. Na among ein mates der be Victor Owusu, K. B. Asante, den Silas Dodu. Na dem award am a scholarship to study pottery for Stoke on Trent insyd de United Kingdom.
 Politics 

 First republic 
Na Amponsah dey insyd opposition plus de United Party insyd de first republic. Kwame Nkrumah ein government, na dem accuse am of plotting make he overthrow de Convention People's Party government along plus Victor Owusu, Apaloo, William Ofori Atta, Dzenkle Dzewu Joe Appiah den Major Awhaitey. During a BBC interview, na he say about ein arrest insyd 1958 say A British police officer came to me and said “you are under arrest",  "He pulled a gun and said “come at once or I will blow your head off."

Na dem jail Amponsah widout trial under de Preventive Detention Act. He stay der from 1958 til de coup d'état of 24 February 1966 wich bring down de government of Kwame Nkrumah.

 Second republic 
Na Kofi Abrefa Busia appoint Amponsah as Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources, Forestry and Wildlife insyd ein Progress Party government. Na dem later appoint am Education minister wey he initiate de process for reforms insyd basic education insyd Ghana.

 Fourth republic 
During de fourth republic, na he be de Chairmo of de Council of Elders of de New Patriotic Party (NPP). Na he be influential make he dey unite chaw factions within de NPP wey dey lead up to de 2008 presidential den parliamentary elections.

 Oda activities 
Na Amponsah be chairmo of de now-defunct Ghana Airways airline insyd de 1960s.

 Ein life matter 
Na dem born Amponsah for Daaman near Asante Mampong insyd de Sekyere West District of de Ashanti Region of Ghana. Na he marry plus four kiddies. Dem bury am for 3 September 2009 for Adudwan, e sanso dey near Asante Mampong.

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Category:1919 births
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Category:Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972
Category:Alumni of Achimota School
Category:Government ministers of Ghana
Category:United Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:New Patriotic Party politicians
Category:Politicians wey komot Ashanti Region
Category:Ghanaian civil servants
Category:Progress Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:African potters
Category:Leaders of organizations
Category:20th-century Ghanaian politicians