Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey (affectionately known as Liberty Lamptey,[1] 26 April 1902 – 29 January 1963)[2] was a political activist in the British colony of the Gold Coast.

His leadership role being played well brought a change to the political, economical and social standards required to pronounce Ghana as an independent country from its colonial masters.

His father was Jacob Mills Lamptey, a businessman, and his mother was Victoria Ayeley Tetteh.

[10] She was a co-founder of the Gold Coast Women's Association and a former tutor at the Accra Methodist Girls School from 1947 to 1953.

[1] His well-established legacy is reflected in Ghanaian History books, street names, and the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange on the Ring Road West in Accra, Ghana.