Ghanaian independence

Ghana became an independent state on 6 March 1957, ending British colonial rule on the Gold Coast. It was the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence from European rule in the postwar era.

Gold Coast: The British colony that became Ghana in 1957, comprising the coastal territories and inland regions under British rule. Its colonial institutions and boundaries formed the state that gained independence.
Gold Coast general election, 1951: An election that gave the Convention People's Party a commanding position in the Gold Coast legislature. Its result brought Nkrumah into government and made the transition politically concrete.
J. B. Danquah: A Ghanaian lawyer, politician, and nationalist who helped found the United Gold Coast Convention. His early nationalist organizing preceded Nkrumah's leadership of the independence campaign.
Ghana: A West African country whose present-day territory was formerly the British Gold Coast and neighboring British-administered territories. It is the sovereign state created by the independence settlement.
United Gold Coast Convention: A nationalist political organization founded in 1947 to press for self-government in the Gold Coast. Its campaign helped launch the organized movement for independence.
Kwame Nkrumah: A Ghanaian nationalist leader who became prime minister before independence and the country's first president. He led the government that negotiated and declared independence.
Ako Adjei: A Ghanaian politician and founding member of the Convention People's Party who introduced Kwame Nkrumah to the United Gold Coast Convention. His political connections helped bring Nkrumah into Gold Coast nationalist politics.
Republic of Ghana: The republican state established in Ghana in 1960, replacing the constitutional monarchy of the independent Commonwealth realm. The 1957 settlement began a transition that culminated in a republic three years later.
1948 Accra riots: Protests and unrest in the Gold Coast in February 1948, followed by strikes and a colonial inquiry. The unrest accelerated constitutional change and strengthened nationalist politics.
Gold Coast general election, 1956: An election that confirmed support for independence and preceded the Gold Coast's transition to sovereignty. Its outcome provided a mandate for the 1957 settlement.

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