Dominion of Ghana

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The Dominion of Ghana was the constitutional monarchy period of modern Ghana that briefly existed after independence from British colonial rule in 1957, before the country became a republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Commonwealth realm
constitutional monarchy
former country
capital Accra NERFINISHED
coatOfArmsUsed Coat of arms of Ghana NERFINISHED
colonialHistory former British colony
commonName Ghana NERFINISHED
constitutionalChange transitioned to a republic
continent Africa
country Ghana
currency Ghanaian pound NERFINISHED
endDate 1960-07-01
firstGovernorGeneral Charles Arden-Clarke NERFINISHED
flagUsed Flag of Ghana NERFINISHED
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
historicalEra Cold War
independenceDate 1957-03-06
independenceEvent Ghanaian independence
independenceFrom United Kingdom
laterGovernorGeneral Kobina Arku Korsah NERFINISHED
legalBasis 1957 Constitution of Ghana NERFINISHED
Ghana Independence Act 1957 NERFINISHED
legislature Parliament of Ghana NERFINISHED
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED
United Nations
monarch Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
monarchTitleInGhana Queen of Ghana NERFINISHED
nationalAnthem God Bless Our Homeland Ghana NERFINISHED
nationalMotto Freedom and Justice
officialLanguage English
politicalSystem parliamentary system
predecessor Gold Coast (British colony) NERFINISHED
primeMinister Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd adoption of republican constitution
region West Africa
representedBy Governor-General of Ghana
republicProclaimedOn 1960-07-01
startDate 1957-03-06
status independent state
successor Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED

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Gold Coast Colony successor Dominion of Ghana