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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Ghana|native_name=Gaana Adehyeman|official_languages=English|area_km2=238,535|population_estimate=32,103,042|population_estimate_year=2022}}
{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Ghana|native_name=Gaana Adehyeman|capital=Accra|largest_city=Accra|official_languages=English|area_km2=238,535|population_estimate=32,103,042|population_estimate_year=2022}}
'''Ghana''', officially the '''Republic of Ghana''', is a country in West Africa.
 
== History ==
Ghana became independent from the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] in 1957.
 
[[Kwame Nkrumah]] was a [[Pan-Africanism|pan-Africanist]] who led Ghana in the 1960s. He was planning to overthrow [[colonialism]] and [[neocolonialism]] and unite Africa. He provided funding in training to members of the [[African National Congress]] in [[Republic of South Africa|South Africa]] who wanted to overthrow [[apartheid]].
 
The [[CIA]] organized a coup against Nkrumah on 24 February 1966. At least 1,600 people died in the coup, which was also supported by [[Canada]] and the United Kingdom. The National Liberation Council that took power after the coup privatized state-owned businesses. The [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]] convinced the military junta to end Ghana’s industrialization program.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Charles Quist-Adade|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?|date=2021-02-24|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/02/24/how-did-a-fateful-cia-coup-executed-55-years-ago-this-february-24-doom-much-of-sub-saharan-africa/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126041140/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/02/24/how-did-a-fateful-cia-coup-executed-55-years-ago-this-february-24-doom-much-of-sub-saharan-africa/|archive-date=2022-01-26|retrieved=2022-08-03}}</ref>
 
== References ==
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:African countries]]
[[Category:Global south]]

Revision as of 18:21, 3 August 2022

Republic of Ghana
Gaana Adehyeman
Capital
and largest city
Accra
Official languagesEnglish
Area
• Total
238,535 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate
32,103,042

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.

History

Ghana became independent from the United Kingdom in 1957.

Kwame Nkrumah was a pan-Africanist who led Ghana in the 1960s. He was planning to overthrow colonialism and neocolonialism and unite Africa. He provided funding in training to members of the African National Congress in South Africa who wanted to overthrow apartheid.

The CIA organized a coup against Nkrumah on 24 February 1966. At least 1,600 people died in the coup, which was also supported by Canada and the United Kingdom. The National Liberation Council that took power after the coup privatized state-owned businesses. The IMF convinced the military junta to end Ghana’s industrialization program.[1]

References

  1. Charles Quist-Adade (2021-02-24). "How Did a Fateful CIA Coup—Executed 55 Years Ago this February 24—Doom Much of Sub-Saharan Africa?" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-08-03.