History of Ghana

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:capitalAfterIndependence gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:coversPeriod prehistory to present
gptkbp:currencyAfterIndependence Ghanaian cedi
gptkbp:firstPresident Kwame Nkrumah
gptkbp:firstSubSaharanCountryToGainIndependence true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label History of Ghana
gptkbp:includesEvent gptkb:First_Republic
gptkb:Fourth_Republic
Ghana Empire
British colonization
Military coups
Independence in 1957
gptkbp:independenceDate 6 March 1957
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:majorColonialTrade gptkb:gold
cocoa
slaves
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bond_of_1844
gptkb:Big_Six
gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa_War
gptkb:Operation_Feed_Yourself
gptkb:1979_coup_d'état
Abolition of slave trade
1992 Constitution adoption
1966 coup d'état
Formation of United Gold Coast Convention
1972 coup d'état
1981 coup d'état
Aliens Compliance Order 1969
Busia government
Economic Recovery Program 1983
Formation of Convention People's Party
Gold Coast colony establishment
Hilla Limann presidency
John Atta Mills presidency
John Kufuor presidency
John Mahama presidency
Kofi Annan's international role
Kume Preko demonstrations
Nana Akufo-Addo presidency
Pan-African Congress 1958
Provisional National Defence Council era
Return to civilian rule 1992
Saltpond Conference
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Jerry_Rawlings
Kwame Nkrumah
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:preColonialKingdoms gptkb:Ashanti_Empire
gptkb:Fante_Confederacy
gptkb:Dagbon
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1957
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_African_Company
gptkb:Ghana_Independence_Act_1957
gptkb:Anlo-Danish_War
gptkb:Dutch_capture_of_Shama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8