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Ghana was the first sub-Saharan colony to gain independence. They gained their independence from Britain.
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Dr. Kwame Nkrumah becomes the first President of Ghana. He helped lead Ghana to its independence from Britain and then became President in 1960.
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Ghana officially became a republic.
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Ghana becomes a one-party state with Nkrumah as president. It was the CPP of Convention People's Party.
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He was prime minister from 1969 to 1972. He helped Ghana restore civilian government.
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This is the supreme law of Ghana. It is still in use today. They had a national vote where 92% voted for it.
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Jerry became president in 1993 and was until 2001. He was head of state before and was extremely popular.
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This system was a traditional practice in Ghana. Girls would become slaves to the gods in payment for the misdeeds of her family. Ghanaian parliament bans all forms of this.
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John Kufuor became president of Ghana. He was president until January 7th, 2009.
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Ghana's Jubilee Oilfield and many other oilfields were discovered in Ghana. Now oil is one of Ghana's major exports.
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Barack Obama visited Ghana. Ghana was the first country in the Sub-Saharan to be visited by him.
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Oil was discovered in 2007 in Ghana, but they officially started production on offshore oil in 2010.
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In 2013 the Ghanaian government arrested 168 Chinese nationals on suspicion of illegal gold mining.
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Heavy rainfall and poor planning of land in Ghana resulted in flooding in Accra. At least 25 people died directly from the flood.
