Ghana Independence Day

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national holiday public holiday

Ghana Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on March 6 each year to commemorate Ghana’s attainment of independence from British colonial rule in 1957.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Ghana Independence Day parade 1
Ghana National Day 1
Ghana Republic Day 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ghana Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebratedIn Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates Ghana’s independence in 1957 ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in the Gold Coast ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
date March 6 ⓘ
dayOfYear 6 March ⓘ
follows British colonial period in the Gold Coast ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
governmentBodyInCharge Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNationalSignificance marks birth of modern Ghana ⓘ
hasTheme freedom and independence ⓘ
national unity ⓘ
historicalContext first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence in the 20th century ⓘ
inception 1957-03-06 ⓘ
inspired independence movements in other African countries ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
legalStatus statutory public holiday in Ghana ⓘ
locationOfMainCelebration Independence Square, Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedBy Ghanaian diaspora ⓘ
citizens of Ghana ⓘ
officialName Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
oftenIncludes awards and honours ceremonies ⓘ
state receptions ⓘ
wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ
partOf Ghanaian national holidays ⓘ
publicSectorStatus non-working day for most public institutions in Ghana ⓘ
reasonForCelebration independence from British colonial rule ⓘ
relatedTo African liberation movements ⓘ
Ghana Republic Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantYear 1957 ⓘ
symbol Black Star NERFINISHED ⓘ
coat of arms of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ
flag of Ghana ⓘ
timeOfYear early March ⓘ
typeOfEvent political commemoration ⓘ
typicalActivities cultural performances ⓘ
flag hoisting ceremonies ⓘ
military parades ⓘ
presidential address ⓘ
school and civic parades ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
Independence Day → alsoKnownAs → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
this entity surface form: Ghana National Day
Black Star Gate → associatedWith → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
Independence Square → event → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ghana Independence Day parade
1954 Constitution → precedes → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
this entity surface form: Independence of Ghana
Independence Day → relatedEvent → Ghana Independence Day ⓘ
subject surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
this entity surface form: Ghana Republic Day