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Ghanaian writer, politician, and academic (1942–2023)

Also known as: Ama Christian Ata Aidoo, Ama Christina Ata Aidoo, Ama-Attah Aidoo, Ata Aidoo, Christian Ama Aidoo, Christina Ama Aidoo

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