Please find attached a number of articles dealing with the
subjects of political movements and multi-party politics in
Ghana
since August 1990. The articles, listed below and attached in
chronological order, contain information on the Movement for
Freedom and Justice (MFJ), its launching in Accra, its
opposition
to repressive laws, its actual or attempted rallies and other
details. The attachments also contain references to the
formation
of the Front for National Unity, Democracy and Development in
Kumasi in September 1990, as well as other groups' calls for
multi-party democracy, debates on the subject and the
government's apparent process of democratisation.
Attachments
Africa Confidential [London,
U.K.]. 24 August 1990. "Ghana: Rawlings Against the World."
FBIS-AFR-90-169. 30 August 1990. "MFJ Urges Repeal of Repressive
Laws; Rally" in
BBC World Service [London, U.K.], 28
August 1990.
Africa Research Bulletin [London, U.K.]. 15 September
1990.
"Ghana: Opposition Movements Launched."
FBIS-AFR-90-209. 29 October 1990. "New Political Organization
Formed in Kumasi" in
People's Daily Graphic [Kumasi], 10
September 1990.
FBIS-AFR-90-193. 4 October 1990. "Bar Association Calls for
Multiparty System" in
Accra Domestic Service [Accra], 3
October 1990.
FBIS-AFR-09-216. 7 November 1990. "Annan Opens 9th Regional Debate
on Democracy" in
Accra Domestic Service [Accra],
6 November 1990.
FBIS-AFR-90-216. 7 November 1990. "Opposition Movement Takes
Government to Court" in
BBC World Service [London,
U.K.], 6 November 1990.
FBIS-AFR-90-221. 15 November 1990. "Regional Fora on Democracy
End; Results Viewed" in
Accra Domestic Service [Accra],
10 November 1990.
Africa Research Bulletin. 1-31 January 1991. "Ghana:
Democratisation Timetable."
Africa Events. May 1991. "Hustling & Bustling."
Le Monde [Paris]. 12 may 1991. "Ghana: Premier Pas Vers
le
Multipartisme."
. 4 July 1991. "Un Régime Militaire à pas
Comptés Vers la
Démocratie."
West Africa [London, U.K.]. 8-14 July 1991. "Politics in
Transition," "`Things Have Improved'," "Telling the Whole
Story," "Wheels of History," "`I am not a Prophet'" and
Growth Potential."
. 15-21 July 1991. "Police Halt MFJ Rally," "Drafting
Time Extended," "Assembly Elections," "Transition Plan,"
"Bar Defends Boycott" and "TUC's View."
. 22-28 July 1991. "Bishops Comment on the Transition."
. 29 July-4 August 1991. "Aid Sought for Transition."
