In February we revisited many consequential and interesting moments in Ghanaian history. Check out some of the topics that we covered below!
1. Winneba Asafo rioters, executed in Accra
2. Commandant of Winneba Fort, Henry Meredith killed by Effutus
3. President Mahama moves seat of government to Flagstaff House.
4. First Gold Coast direct elections for Legislative assembly
5. Gen. Acheampong closes all 3 universities in Ghana
6. Nkrumah and Busia agree on a draft constitution for independence
7. Gov. Sir Charles Arden-Clarke invites Nkrumah to form a government
8. The Ashanti sue for peace with the British at Fomena
9. Edward A. Ulzen was born in Sekondi
10. Sefwi formally joins the Gold Coast Colony
11. JB Danquah and Kwame Nkrumah address Gold Coast WWII, ex-servicemen at Palladium Cinema, Accra.
12. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly meets with Kwame Nkrumah as Leader of Government Business
13. Nkrumah departs for peace mission in Hanoi.
14. Kwame Nkrumah sentenced to 3 years in prison
15. Kwame Nkrumah overthrown as President of the Republic of Ghana
16. British envoy Joseph Dupuis arrives in Kumasi
17. Gold Coast ex-servicemen shot during protest for pension benefits
18. Sir Charles McCarthy arrives as first Governor of the Gold Coast