Ghana
Beautiful African country
Prosperity after the tragedy...
Published by:
Leidy Paola Triana
June, 09 2014
Ghana's History
GHANA'S HISTORY
... A good story of the greast country!
Ancient Ghana
They built their capital city, Kumbi Saleh, the city quickly became the most dynamic and important southern terminus of the Saharan trade routes
In the 11th and 12th Century, new gold fields began to be mined at Bure (modern Guinea) out of commercial Ghana and new trade routes were opening up further east.
The Islamic community at Kumbi Saleh remained a separate community quite a distance away from the King's palace
Pre - Colonial Period
Its rulers were renowned for their wealth in gold, the opulence of their courts, and their warrior-hunting skills.
Before the mid-17th Century, the Asante began an expansion under a series of militant leaders
The end of the 17th Century, Osei Tutu became Asantehene (King of Asante). Under Osei Tutu's rule, the confederacy of Asante states was transformed into an empire with its capital at Kumasi
The 1820s, successive rulers had extended Asante boundaries southward. Although the northern expansions linked Asante with trade networks across the desert and in Hausaland to the east, movements
The 15th Century with the arrival of crops from Southeast Asia and the New World that could be adapted to forest conditions. These new crops included sorghum, bananas, and cassava
Gold - Coast
The initial Portuguese interest in trading for gold, ivory, and pepper so increased that in 1482 the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the western coast of present-day Ghana
In 1807 Britain used its naval power and its diplomatic muscle to outlaw trade in slaves by its citizens and to begin a campaign to stop the international trade in slaves. These efforts, however, were not successful until the 1860s because of the continued demand for plantation labor in the New World
The British gained possession of all Dutch coastal forts by the last quarter of the nineteenth century, thus making them the dominant European power on the Gold Coast.
Independence
Although political organizations had existed in the British colony, the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was the first nationalist movement with the aim of self-government " In the shortest possible time
Prior to the July 1956 general elections in the Gold Coast, a plebiscite was conducted under United Nations (UN) auspices to decide the future disposition of British Togoland and French Togoland. The British trusteeship, the western portion of the former German colony, had been linked to the Gold Coast since 1919 and was represented in its parliament.
On 6 March 1957 Ghana achieved independence - again, the first British colony in Africa to do so - with Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as its first Prime Minister. On 1st July,1960 it became a republic with Kwame Nkrumah as its first President.
1966 - 1972
In July 1978, in a sudden move, the other SMC officers forced Acheampong to resign, replacing him with Lieutenant General Frederick W.K. Akuffo. The SMC apparently acted in response to continuing pressure to find a solution to the country's economic dilemma. Inflation was estimated to be as high as 300 percent that year. There were shortages of basic commodities, and cocoa production fell to half its 1964 peak.
The decree lifting the ban on party politics went into effect on January 1, 1979, as planned. The constitutional assembly that had been working on a new constitution presented an approved draft and adjourned in May. All appeared set for a new attempt at constitutional government in July, when a group of young army officers overthrew the SMC government in June 1979.
Rawling Era
These included the "soldier-supporters of the AFRC who were happy to lash out at all manifestations of the old regimes; and the now organized political parties who decried the undue violence and advocated change with restraint.
The most immediate threat to the Limann administration, however, was the AFRC, especially those officers who organized themselves into the "June 4 Movement" to monitor the civilian administration.
In September the government announced that all striking public workers would be dismissed. These factors rapidly eroded the limited support the Limann government enjoyed among civilians and soldiers. The government fell on December 31, 1981, in another Rawlings-led coup.
Rawlings and the young officers formed the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). The armed forces were purged of senior officers accused of corrupting the image of the military
Currently Ghana
The Fourth Republic was inaugurated on January 7,1993 with the swearing-in of Flt. Lt. Rawlings as President and his running mate, Mr.K.N. Arkaah as Vice President. The newly elected Parliament was opened on the same day and elected, Mr. Justice D.F. Annan as Speaker.
1990's
In the December 7, 2000 elections, John A. Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), won the largest share of the presidential vote with 48.17% of the vote, compared to 44.54.% for Rawlings vice-president and hand-picked successor, John Atta Mills of the NDC.
2000
President Kufuor took the oath of office on January 7, 2001, becoming the first elected president in Ghana’s history to succeed another elected president. He was re-elected in December 2004 for a second four-year term, becoming the first civilian president (without a military background) to fully serve his tenure and go ahead to be re-elected.
2001
- 2004
In the December 7, 2008 elections, John Evans Atta Mills won the majority of votes after two rounds of voting and a final decidal at Tain and community in the Brong Ahafo region and was declared president and accordingly sworn-in in 2009
2008
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2010
President Atta Mills died on July 24, 2012 having served three and half years of his four year mandate as an elected president.
According to the Constitution of Ghana, Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as the President of the Republic of Ghana. He is expected to serve the remaining term of the Late President.
2012
Ghana is a country that have many stories of tragedic and achievements for their people and politics stablished that contributes its history and culture development, furthermore tragedic history supported that ghana' people are united in nowadays society. But they do not forgot their story about independence (happy and good moment) and violence situation in other countries that had affected when they were a peaceful goverment. However, some aspects like education and migration are improving for that currently economic situation does not allow more development, thus in the future it will change to better life situations to another generation.
