Ghana: Timeline

920   The golden age of the Empire of Ghana began in Africa Africa

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1957   United Kingdom United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ... 

 colonies Gold Coast Gold Coast (British colony)

Gold Coast was a British [i] colony [i] on the Gulf of Guinea [i] in west Africa. ... 

 and British Togoland become the independent Republic of Ghana.

1957   US President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American [i] soldier and politician. ... 

 apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he was refused service in a Dover, Delaware restaurant.

1960   British Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [i] is in ... 

 Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM [i], PC [i] ... 

 makes the Wind of Change speech to the South Africa South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 

n Parliament in Cape Town Cape Town

Cape Town is the third most populous city [i] in South Africa [i]... 

 (although he had first made the speech, to little publicity, in Accra Accra

Accra, population 1,970,400 , is the capital [i] of Ghana [i]. ... 

, Gold Coast - now Ghana - on January 10 the same year).

1961   Following a four-day conference in Casablanca Casablanca

Casablanca is a city [i] in western Morocco [i], located on the Atlantic Ocean [i]. ... 

, five African chiefs of state announce plans for a NATO NATO

Aznar also proposed a strategic co-operation with India [i] and Colombia [i]. ... 

-type African organization to ensure common defense. The Charter of Casablanca involves Morocco Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa [i]. ... 

, the United Arab Republic United Arab Republic

The United Arab Republic was the state formed by the union between the republics of Egypt [i] and Syria [i] ... 

, Ghana, Guinea Guinea

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea , is a nation in West Africa [i], formerly known as French Guinea [i] ... 

, and Mali Mali

Mali, officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked [i] nation in Western Africa [i] ... 

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1961   U.S. President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy

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 gives support to the Volta Dam project in Ghana.

1965   The OAU meets in Accra Accra

Accra, population 1,970,400 , is the capital [i] of Ghana [i]. ... 

, Ghana.

1966   A military coup in Ghana raises sacked General Ankrah to power while president Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah was an anti-colonial [i], anti-neo-colonial [i], and anti-imperialist [i] ... 

 is abroad.

1966   The Guinea Guinea

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n delegation to the OAU meeting in Ethiopia Ethiopia

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, become hostages of the Ghanaian government in Accra Accra

Accra, population 1,970,400 , is the capital [i] of Ghana [i]. ... 

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1977   March 23 - Prince Charles visits Ghana.

2001   In Ghana, a stampede at a soccer game kills over 120.