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Ghana is declared a republic

Date
1 Jul 1960
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Ghana is declared a republic

Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa  to gain its independence on 6 March 1957. On 1 July 1960, Ghana was declared a republic with Kwame Nkrumah as its first President. Though it was declared a republic, the country remained part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. A year later South Africa, under the leadership of H. F. Verwoerd, opted to become a republic. This move, unlike in Ghana, was met with a great deal of concern by the black majority and political organisations. Ghana’s transition to republic was rather uneventful.

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  1. 01GhanaWeb,Political History,from GhanaWeb,[online],Available at www.ghanaweb.com [Accessed: 23 June 2014]
  2. 02Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 1 July’, from About African History, [online], available africanhistory.about.com (Accessed: 12 June 2013)
  3. 03South African History Online, ‘The Republic of South Africa is established’, [online], available at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 13 June 2013)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, June 28). Ghana is declared a republic. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095983

South African History Online (2013) 'Ghana is declared a republic', South African History Online, 28 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095983 (Accessed: 3 August 2026).

South African History Online, Ghana is declared a republic [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095983, (accessed 3 August 2026).

"Ghana is declared a republic." South African History Online, 28 June 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095983. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Ghana is declared a republic." South African History Online. June 28, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095983.

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