Edward Asafu-Adjaye

Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (1903–1976) was a Ghanaian political figure. He was the first Ashanti lawyer, having been called to the Bar in 1927. He was a member of the Inner Temple Inns of Court. He was Ghana's first High Commissioner in Britain with accreditation to France concurrently.^[1]

In January 1959, Patrice Lumumba, the Prime Minister of Congo, stayed at The Ritz Hotel, London and met with Adjaye and others in the restaurant. The event was picketed by Mosleyites, who in concern with human rights issues in Congo at the time, demonstrated outside of the hotel, displaying banners such as "RAPERS OF CHILDREN - GO HOME" and issuing racial epithets. Adjaye was attacked as he left the hotel, although it has been speculated that he was mistaken for Lumumba.^[2]

References

↑ Vieta, Kojo T. (1 January 1999). The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians. Ena Publications. p. 221. ISBN 978-9988-0-0138-4.
↑ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh; Watkin, David (1980). The London Ritz: a social and architectural history. Aurum. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-906053-01-0.

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[Vieta1999-1] Vieta, Kojo T. (1 January 1999). The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians. Ena Publications. p. 221. ISBN 978-9988-0-0138-4.

[2] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh; Watkin, David (1980). The London Ritz: a social and architectural history. Aurum. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-906053-01-0.