1954 Constitution
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The 1954 Constitution was a key constitutional framework that advanced internal self-government in the British Gold Coast and paved the way toward Ghana’s eventual independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1954 Constitution canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constitution
ⓘ
Legal document ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | British Gold Coast ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1954 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Constitution of Ghana
ⓘ
surface form:
1957 Constitution of Ghana
|
| granted | Increased internal self-government to the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Marked a major step in decolonization of the Gold Coast
ⓘ
Paved the way for Ghana’s independence ⓘ |
| influenced | Structure of early post-independence governance in Ghana ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Superseded ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Common law tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
1951 Gold Coast Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional evolution of the Gold Coast
|
| politicalContext | Late British colonial rule in West Africa ⓘ |
| precedes |
Constitution of Ghana
ⓘ
surface form:
1957 Constitution of Ghana
Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
surface form:
Independence of Ghana
|
| purpose |
Advance internal self-government in the Gold Coast
ⓘ
Provide constitutional framework for self-rule ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Process leading to Ghana’s independence in 1957 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Research on decolonization and self-government
ⓘ
Studies in African constitutional history ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | Constitutional reform under colonial rule ⓘ |
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