Gold Coast Colony

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:tree
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asante_Empire
gptkbp:area 238,533 square kilometers
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:climate Tropical climate.
gptkbp:code +233
gptkbp:conflict Political unrest.
Colonial resistance movements.
Ethnic conflicts.
Independence protests.
Labor strikes.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Local traditions and customs.
British colonial culture.
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population with multiple ethnic groups.
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Member of the Commonwealth of Nations post-independence.
Part of the British Empire.
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1957
gptkbp:economic_activity gptkb:noble_title
Timber industry
Gold mining
Cocoa production
gptkbp:education British-style education system.
gptkbp:established 1874
gptkbp:flag Gold Coast flag
gptkbp:geographical_feature Coastal region with forests and savannah.
gptkbp:government_type Colonial administration
gptkbp:historical_documentation Gold Coast Constitution of 1946.
Gold Coast Ordinances.
Legislative Council of the Gold Coast.
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Gold_Coast_independence_movement
gptkb:Ashanti_Wars
World War II contributions
gptkbp:historical_significance First African colony to gain independence from British rule.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gold Coast Colony
gptkbp:in-game_currency gptkb:British_West_African_pound
gptkbp:infrastructure Ports developed.
Railway system established.
Road network developed.
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:motto Freedom and Justice
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Akan
Ewe
Mole-Dagbani
gptkbp:natural_resources Gold.
Timber.
Rich in minerals.
Cocoa beans.
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:William_Ofori_Atta
gptkb:Kwame_Nkrumah
gptkb:J._B._Danquah
Nii Amaa Ollennu
E. A. Amissah
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:population approximately 2 million (1950s)
gptkbp:predecessor Gold Coast Company
gptkbp:registration gptkb:GV
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:time_zone GMT (UTC+0)