Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian writer and politician (1942–2023)

Ama Ata Aidoo (23 March 1942 – 31 May 2023) was a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright, politician, and academician. She was the Secretary for Education in Ghana from 1982 to 1983 under Jerry Rawlings's PNDC administration. Aidoo's first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost, was published in 1965, making her the first published female African dramatist.

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