Constitutional Commission (which drafted the 1969 Second Republican Constitution). He was also head of the NLC Political Commission during this same time period. From 31 August 1970 until his deposition by coup d'état on 13 January 1972, Akufo-Addo was President of Ghana in the Second Republic. Real power rested with the prime minister, Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia. On 17 July 1979, Akufo-Addo died of natural causes. Awards and honors Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1971. See also The Big Six List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana Chief Justice of Ghana Heads of state of Ghana References External links "Dr. Edward Akufo Addo", Ghana Nation, 15 November 2011. – 1906 births 1979 deaths 20th-century Ghanaian judges Ghanaian Presbyterians Presidents of Ghana Alumni of Achimota School Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Members of the Middle Temple United Gold Coast Convention politicians People from Greater Accra Region Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana Ghanaian independence activists