post until 1971. In 1971 he was appointed deputy minister of Lands and Minerals Resources. He served in this position until 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown by the Supreme Military Council (then the National Redemption Council). He and other officials were arrested and detained after the coup d'état by the then military government. He was released in 1973. Later life Prior to his retirement, Joseph worked for the borough of Hackney for eleven years as the Race Equality Officer. He also taught at the Kennedy-King College, Chicago for five years. His public life ended in 2009 after serving as chairman of the state-owned diamond mine in Ghana since 2001. He has been a member of the Royal Society of Arts, London since 1964. He is also a former executive member of the Royal African Society, London. He has been invited by numerous universities and many adult audiences in the United Kingdom to lecture and give talks on Africa. Publications Joseph's interests are in the field of African affairs. He has contributed to many African and British journals, and also authored books concerning Ghanaian and African affairs. Some of his works include; The New Ghana: the birth of a nation, (Pan Books Ltd, London, 1958); Constitutional Proposals for Post-Coup Africa, (Black and Company, London, 1967); The Ghanaian Revolution, (Jafint Company, 1988); The ambassador: a novel, (JAFINT, 2001); The Queen's Men, (Xlibris Corporation, 7 March 2001); The African princess: a novel, (Published by JAFINT, 2003); Ghana: 50 Year of Independence, (Xlibris Corporation LLC, 2011); God's Hand at Work, (Xlibris Corporation, 2013); My African Journey, (Xlibris Corporation LLC, 2014); Africa: Rich But Poor, (Xlibris, 30 December 2015); Racism: a Global Problem, (AuthorHouse UK, 30 Apr 2016). Personal life He was married to an Irish woman; the late Breid Mary Amamoo (née McArdle) who was made queen in Joseph's hometown Swedru. Together they have two daughters who are both barristers by profession and also five grandchildren. His interests include reading, walking, classical music, art galleries, museums, boxing, marriage and inter racial harmony. See also List of MPs elected in the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election Busia government References 1931 births Akan people Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Alumni of Achimota School University of Ghana alumni Members of Lincoln's Inn Alumni of the Inns of Court School of Law Progress Party (Ghana) politicians 20th-century Ghanaian politicians Living people Ghanaian expatriates in the United States