Guggisberg Constitution
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The Guggisberg Constitution was a colonial-era constitutional framework introduced in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) under Governor Sir Gordon Guggisberg, which laid early groundwork for limited self-governance before later reforms.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial constitution
ⓘ
constitutional framework ⓘ |
| appliesToModernCountry | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
expanded but constrained African representation in governance
ⓘ
maintained ultimate authority in the hands of the colonial governor ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Gold Coast Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceModel | limited representative government under colonial oversight ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early step toward constitutional development in the Gold Coast
ⓘ
laid groundwork for later constitutional reforms in the Gold Coast ⓘ precursor to more advanced self-government arrangements in Ghana ⓘ |
| implementedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British imperial constitutional practices ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Gordon Guggisberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedUnderTitleOf | Governor of the Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gordon Guggisberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
constitutional history of Ghana
ⓘ
political history of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| politicalContext | British colonial rule in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| purpose |
to increase African participation in colonial governance structures
ⓘ
to introduce limited self-governance in the Gold Coast ⓘ to provide a constitutional framework for colonial administration in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedToProcess |
constitutional evolution of Ghana
ⓘ
decolonization in West Africa ⓘ |
| successorInConcept | later Gold Coast constitutional reforms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
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