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Ghana Independence Day
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On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast formally became the independent state of Ghana, the first sub-Saharan African colony to achieve independence from European colonial rule. At a midnight ceremony in Accra, the Union Jack was lowered and Ghana's new flag raised as Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah declared the country free, telling the crowd that Ghana's independence was meaningless unless linked to the total liberation of the African continent. The date is now marked annually as Ghana's Independence Day.
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Event DateSourced to the subject's own account LocationOld Polo Grounds, Accra, Gold Coast 3 Origin YearSourced to the subject's own account Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Ghana, Independence (Britannica)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica account of Ghana's independence, declared 6 March 1957.
2. Ghana (Wikipedia)
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At midnight on 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, and British Togoland were unified as one single independent dominion within the British Commonwealth under the name Ghana.
2. Ghana (Wikipedia)
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At midnight on 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, and British Togoland were unified as one single independent dominion within the British Commonwealth under the name Ghana.
2. Ghana (Wikipedia)
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At midnight on 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast, Ashanti, the Northern Territories, and British Togoland were unified as one single independent dominion within the British Commonwealth under the name Ghana.
3. Re-living Accra Old Polo Grounds, Now Nkrumah Mausoleum (Graphic Online)
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Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his colleagues stood at the Old Polo Grounds in Accra on the eve of Ghana's political independence, to declare the country's freedom from British colonial rule.
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