First Republic of Ghana
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The First Republic of Ghana was the period from 1960 to 1966 when Ghana functioned as a sovereign republic under President Kwame Nkrumah’s leadership following independence from British colonial rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Republic of Ghana canonical | 3 |
| Ghana's First Republic | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
republic ⓘ |
| capital | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitution | 1960 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange | transition from constitutional monarchy to republic ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | republic within the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| coupDate | 1966-02-24 ⓘ |
| currency | Ghanaian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedBy | 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
import substitution industrialization
ⓘ
state-led industrialization ⓘ |
| endDate | 1966-02-24 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | independence of Ghana from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPresident | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Liberation Council military government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
Pan-African unity
ⓘ
non-alignment ⓘ |
| governmentType | unitary presidential republic ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first republican era in Ghana’s political history ⓘ |
| ideologicalLeader | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceDate | 1957-03-06 ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| internationalOrganizationMembership |
Commonwealth of Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President of Ghana ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislature | National Assembly of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEvent | declaration of Ghana as a republic ⓘ |
| majorEventDate | 1960-07-01 ⓘ |
| nationalMotto | Freedom and Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInfrastructureProgram | Akosombo Dam project GENERATED ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
promotion of African unity
ⓘ
support for anti-colonial movements in Africa ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
African socialism
ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dominion of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingParty | Convention People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityService |
Ghana Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1960-07-01 ⓘ |
| stateReligionStatus | secular state ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
British Togoland (UN trust territory under British administration)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gold Coast (former British colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Convention People's Party
this entity surface form:
Ghana's First Republic