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British colonial administration in Gold Coast
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_colonial_administration_in_Gold_Coast
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:area
238,533 km²
gptkbp:capital
gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:colonialStatus
British colony
gptkbp:currency
gptkb:British_West_African_pound
gptkbp:endDate
1957
gptkbp:flag
gptkb:Flag_of_the_Gold_Coast_(1877–1957)
gptkbp:governedBy
gptkb:Governor_of_Gold_Coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British colonial administration in Gold Coast
gptkbp:mainLanguage
English
gptkbp:mergedInto
gptkb:British_Togoland
gptkbp:notableEvent
gptkb:1948_Accra_riots
Rise of nationalist movements
Abolition of slave trade
Establishment of University College of the Gold Coast
Formation of Legislative Council
Introduction of cocoa cultivation
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Frederick_Gordon_Guggisberg
gptkb:Charles_Arden-Clarke
Kwame Nkrumah
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:operatesIn
gptkb:Gold_Coast
gptkbp:population
5,000,000 (approx. in 1950s)
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Dutch_Gold_Coast
gptkb:Danish_Gold_Coast
gptkb:Brandenburger_Gold_Coast
gptkb:Swedish_Gold_Coast
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Government_of_Ghana
gptkbp:startDate
1821
gptkbp:successor
Republic of Ghana
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Kwame_Nkrumah_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8