Naa Dedei Omaedru III (20 April 1934-26 December 2022) also known as Naa Dedei Ablah was the Queen mother of the Ga State.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
editHer parents were George Holmes and Sarah Akweley Kotey, she lived in Nigeria with her Uncle Charles Holmes at a Tender age where she attended school. She moved back to Ghana because her mum was sick and she continue her education at Adabraka Methodist School where she completed her standard seventh education.[4]
Career
editShe worked at the Pioneer Paper Bag Factory at Jamestown.In 1960 and 1961 she won the Greater Accra Beauty Pageant and later participated at the Miss Ghana Beauty Pageant of which she was second. She moved to Tema Aluminium Factory as sectional head.[4]
Reign
editIn 1963 she was enstooled as the Queen Mother of the Ga State (Ga Manye) at age 29. She took the stool name Naa Dedei Omaedru III, a name she took from her grand-mother Naa Dedei Omaedru II.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Naa Dedei Omaedru III: In fotos - How Accra stand still to mourn di late Queen mother". BBC News Pidgin. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Ga state mourns late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III".
- ^ "Ga state mourns late Queenmother Naa Dedei Omaedru III".
- ^ a b c "A Beauty Queen And A Leader: Biography Of Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III". GhanaWeb. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Late Ga Manye goes home today; body to visit all royal homes before burial". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III laid to rest".