EVENT INFORMATION

6
Maart
1957

Ghana becomes independent after mass anticolonial organizing

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๐Ÿ“… 6 Maart 1957 ๐Ÿ“ Ghana

Ghana became independent as Britain relinquished control of the territories forming the new state. Years of nationalist organization and mass pressure had challenged colonial political authority. Sovereignty was a major institutional victory, providing a base for African solidarity while leaving the transformation of inherited economic relationships as a continuing task.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Kwame Nkrumah

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Convention Peopleโ€™s Party

Ghanaian independence movement