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Ghana

Also known as Republic of Ghana

Ghana is a country in West Africa, independent from Britain in 1957 and the first sub-Saharan colony to gain independence. It was the home of the Ashanti Empire and took its name from the medieval Ghana Empire, which lay far to the north-west in present-day Mauritania and Mali.

Ghana
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Mentioned in 5 profiles

Ashanti EmpireFoundation, Governance, Impact, SummaryBritish EmpireDeclineGhana EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Governance, Impact, DeclineHausa kingdomsSocioeconomyIslamSpread

Mentioned in 16 state histories

Kingdom of MemaSosso kingdomMampruguKingdom of DagbonKingdom of EguafoGa kingdomKingdom of BandaDenkyiraDanish Gold CoastKingdom of GonjaAkuapemGold Coast Colonyand 4 more

Great speeches

Nkrumah: Ghana Is Free Forever6 March 1957

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ghana. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ghana
MLA
“Ghana.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ghana. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Ghana.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ghana.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ghana’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ghana (Accessed: ).

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