TAKPEY Jacob

                                                             AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Jacob TAKPEY was born in 1964 at Agbozume-Klikor in the volta region of Ghana.The parents, Joseph Kwashie AHO TAKPEY and Cecilia Mansa ANAGLI traders, later on left the volta region and settled in the Sekondi capital of the western region.Jacob TAKPEY in his earlier days attended the Assorku Essaman  Roman Catholic primary and middle schools and furthered his education in Sekondi Secondary School and obtained the G.C.E "O" level. He entered Dormaa Secondary School  for his sixth form education and came out with G.C.E "A" level in Physics, Chemistry,  Mathematics and General paper. After his national service as a clerk in the forestry departement, he flew to Paris in France and then to Poitiers, a famous university city.

He offered a french course for foreigners in the University of Poitiers and came out with "Certificat Pratique de Langue Française "1er " degré which permits English-speaking students to undergo undergraduate studies in France. Unfortunately he turned down a pharmacy course a year later due to the french strict resident administrative procedures. He left for Bordeaux and later on followed a trainning course of receptionist and worked as a receptionist for eight years principally in the accor group. He applied for study leave and entered the "Institut Universitaire de Technologie " of University Bordeaux IV. He studied and graduated in Logistics and Management. He became a naturalised french citizen in December 1997. He is working currently as a logistician.

 PAROLES DE LA MARSEILLAISE

REFRAIN                                                            COUPLETS

Aux armes, citoyens                                            Allons Enfants de la Patrie           

Formez vos bataillons                                          Le jour de  gloire est arrivé

Marchons, marchons                                            Contre nous de la tyrannie          

Qu'un sang impur                                                 L'étendard sanglant est levé (Bis)

Abreuve nos sillons                                              Entendez-vous dans les campagnes

                                                                           Mugir ces féroces soldats?

                                                                           Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras

                                                                           Egorger vos fils, vos compagnes

                                                                          Aux armes, citoyens! etc

 GHANA NATIONAL ANTHEM

GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA

AND MAKE OUR NATION GREAT AND STRONG

BOLD TO DEFEND FOREVER

THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND OF RIGHT

FILL OUR HEARTS WITH TRUE HUMILITY

MAKE US CHEERLESS, FEARLESS AND HONESTY

AND MAKE US TO RESIST OPPRESSORS RULE  (Bis)

WITH OUR WILL AND MIGHT FOREVER MORE  (Bis)

Green means Ghana lies in the tropics and blessed with rich vegetation.

Gold means Ghana is influenced with rich mineral nature.

Red commemorates those who died or worked for Ghana's independence. 

The five pointed lone star is the symbol of African emancipation and unity in the struggle against colonialism.

Location: Ghana is situated in West Africa, just above the Equator. The Greenwich Meridian passes through its main industrial city, Tema. It lies between latitude four degrees 45 minutes and 11 degrees 11 minutes North and extends from Longitude one degree 14 minutes east to three degrees 17 minutes west. Ghana shares common boundaries with Togo in the east, Burkina Faso in the north and Cote d'Ivoire in the West. The Atlantic Ocean is in the south. Capital: Accra. Status: Republic. Former British colony. It won independence on March 6, 1957 and became the first country south of the Sahara to be free. She became a Republic on July 1, 1960. Population: About 23.9million. Area: 238,537 square kilometres Religion: Christian (63 per cent), Muslims (16 per cent), traditional religion (21 per cent) Languages: English (official). The local languages are Twi, Fanti, Ewe, Ga and Dagbani. Ethnic groups: Twi and Fanti-speaking Akans (45.3 per cent), Mole-Dagombas (15.2 per cent), Ewes (11.7 per cent) others (27 per cent). THE GOLDEN STOOL The famous Golden Stool for the People of Ashanti (belong to the Akan Ethnic) is their spiritual symbol. Covered with pure gold, it flew out from the sky in thick cloud of white dust and rested on the knees of Osei Tutu I who united the Ashanti Kingdom. This happened on a famous Friday at a gathering of chiefs from Ashanti and was made possible by an intelligent and powerful high priest, Okomfo Anokye, who conjured it from the heavens in the late 1600s. The golden stool is a curved seat of 46 cm high, with a platform of 61 cm wide and 30cm deep. To defend the golden stool in 1900 the Ashantis battled the British in the Yaa Asantewa war and prefered to let the British exile the Ashantis last sovereign king Prempeh I, rather than surrender the stool. Today the stool is housed in the Asante royal palace in KUMASI the capital of the Ashanti Region This Golden Stool is never allowed to touch the ground. When a new Ashanti King is enstolled, he is merely lowered and raised over it three times without touching it. Whenever the golden stool is taken out on special occasions, the Asantehene( king of Ashantis) follows it.

PRESIDENTS OF GHANA Name                       Beginning of Mandate                             End of Mandate

I Republic Kwame Nkrumah                   1 July 1960                                   24 february 1966 Joseph Ankrah                      24 february 1966                           2 April 1969 Akwasi Afrifa                        2 April 1969                                  7 August 1970 Nii Amaa Ollennu                   7 August 1970                               31 August  1970                                              II Republic Edward Akuffo Addo               31 August 1970                             13 January 1970 Ignatius Kutu-Acheampong       31 January 1972                            5 July 1978 Frederick AKuffo                     5 July 1978                                  4 June 1979 Jerry Rawlings                        4 june 1979                                  24 September 1979                                               III Republic Hilla Limann                           24 September 1979                        31 December 1981 Jerry Rawlings                        31 December 1981                         7 January 1993                                              IV Republic  Jerry Rawlings                       7 January 1993                              7 Janaury 2001 John Kufour                            7 Janauary 2001                           7 January 2009 John Atta Mills                         7 January 2009

 CONTACT

NOM: TAKPEY                 PRENOM: JACOB

Adresse email: takpeyj@yahoo.fr

 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THE WEATHER AND LOVE ARE THE TWO ELEMENTS ABOUT WHICH ONE CAN NEVER BE SURE.

By education, I do not mean simply learning, I mean trainning of the mind, in morals and in a hand that helps to make one socially efficient.

If you educate a man you simply educate individuals, but if you educate a woman, you educate the whole family.