▁of ▁Niger ia ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Lar te y ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁at ▁L utter od t ▁Street ▁in ▁Acc ra ▁to ▁Em manuel ▁Ak us he y ▁Lar te y ▁and ▁Mad am ▁Emma ▁Ara ak ua ▁Lar te y . ▁His ▁father ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Department . ▁ ▁Lar te y ▁started ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁Acc ra ▁Royal ▁School ▁around ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Not ▁long ▁after , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Cape ▁Coast ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁with ▁him . ▁However , ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁find ▁another ▁school , ▁his ▁father ▁took ▁ill ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁Acc ra . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Tam ale . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁alone ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁distance . ▁A ▁journey ▁to ▁Tam ale ▁from ▁Acc ra ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁last ed ▁three ▁days . ▁Lar te y , ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁left ▁behind . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁took ▁ill ▁and ▁never ▁recovered ▁until ▁he ▁died . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁to ▁come ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁mother . ▁At ▁Tam ale , ▁Lar te y ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Tam ale ▁Middle ▁Board ing ▁School ▁but ▁his ▁father ▁sought ▁permission ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁day ▁student , ▁since ▁he ▁fell ▁sick ▁often . ▁▁