United Gold Coast Convention
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The United Gold Coast Convention was a nationalist political party in the British colony of the Gold Coast that campaigned for self-government and laid the groundwork for Ghana’s independence movement.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Gold Coast Convention canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nationalist organization
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political party ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
business community
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educated elite ⓘ |
| campaign | for self-government within the shortest possible time ⓘ |
| chairman | George Alfred Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 1950s ⓘ |
| founded | 1947 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ako Adjei
NERFINISHED
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Edward Akufo-Addo NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey NERFINISHED ⓘ George Alfred Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ J. B. Danquah NERFINISHED ⓘ R. A. Awoonor-Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ofori Atta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalSecretary | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
constitutional reform
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self-government for the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first nationwide political parties in the Gold Coast
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precursor to modern party politics in Ghana ⓘ |
| ideology | nationalism ⓘ |
| influenced | Ghanaian independence movement ⓘ |
| laidGroundworkFor | independence of Ghana ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Gold Coast
NERFINISHED
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ako Adjei
NERFINISHED
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Edward Akufo-Addo NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey NERFINISHED ⓘ J. B. Danquah NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ R. A. Awoonor-Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ofori Atta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | late colonial period in Gold Coast ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Convention People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioned | British colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | center-right ⓘ |
| regionActive |
Ashanti
NERFINISHED
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Gold Coast Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Volta Togoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitLedTo | Convention People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | United Party (Ghana) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
constitutional agitation
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petitions and delegations to Britain ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Convention People's Party
General Secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention
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General Secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention
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