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Ghana Fights for Freedom

  • Imperialism Begins

    Imperials starts to boom in Africa for economic and religious reasons
  • Ghana Declared A Colony

    Ghana was declared a British Colony
  • Berlin Conference

    A conference was held to divide Africa's among 14 Nations
  • Ghana ruled by Indirect Control

    Ghana was ruled by previously made tribal governments.
  • Kwame Nkrumah introduces Pan-Africanism

    Pan-Africanism is the idea that all Africans worldwide should unite
  • Gold Coast Writes First Constitution

    Gold Coast wrote their first constitution
    Had a majority African council
  • Kwame Nkrumah Campaigns for Presidency

    Kwame Nkrumah stood for individual rights and freedom
  • Nkrumah Protest

    Nkrumah stages a protest to show poverty in Ghana
    29 Die
  • Gold Coast Begins to Boycott European Goods

  • Ghana Gains Independence

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    Nkrumah Overthrown by Joseph Ankrah

    Nkrumah was overthrown in a coup
  • Period: to

    Kofi Busia Becomes Prime MInister

    Prime minister has more power than the president
  • Period: to

    Akufo Addo Becomes Second President

  • Freedom Score

    Freedom Score is now 57.5