Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah's Nkrumahist policies (1957–1966)

1. Gold Coast becomes independent Ghana

   Mar 6, 1957Labels: Gold Coast, Kwame Nkrumah, Dominion of

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Ghana

2. Avoidance of Discrimination Act restricts parties

   Dec 31, 1957Labels: Avoidance of, CPP, Parliament

   • UP Ghana
   • NLM Ghana

3. Preventive Detention Act authorizes detention without trial

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Preventive Detention, Executive branch

   • Britannica
   • Clinton Archive
   • Re Akoto

4. Ghana and Guinea announce political union initiative

   Nov 23, 1958Labels: Ghana Guinea, S kou, Pan-Africanism

   • TIME 1958
   • UAS

5. Baffour Akoto detained under Preventive Detention Act

   Nov 10, 1959Labels: Baffour Akoto, Preventive Detention

   • Re Akoto

6. Republic referendum and first presidential election held

   Apr 27, 1960Labels: Republic referendum, Presidential election, Kwame Nkrumah

   • 1960 Election
   • Britannica

7. Republic proclaimed; Nkrumah inaugurated president

   Jul 1, 1960Labels: Republic of, Kwame Nkrumah, Presidency

   • Britannica
   • 1960 Election
   • Clinton Archive

8. Akosombo Dam construction begins

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: Akosombo Dam, Volta River, Resettlement

   • Akosombo

9. Union of African States tripartite charter signed

   Apr 27, 1961Labels: Union of, Ghana, Mali

   • Cambridge IO
   • UAS

10. Tema Harbour commissioned to support industrialization

    Jan 1, 1962Labels: Tema Harbour, Port of, Industrial corridor

    • Tema Harbour
    • Tema

11. Organisation of African Unity founded in Addis Ababa

    May 25, 1963Labels: Organisation of, Addis Ababa

    • OAU

12. Referendum makes Ghana a one-party state

    Jan 31, 1964Labels: One-party state, Constitutional referendum, CPP

    • 1964 Referendum
    • Clinton Archive
    • TIME 1964

13. Seven-Year Development Plan launched

    Mar 11, 1964Labels: Seven-Year Plan, Nkrumahism, Development policy

    • Plan Speech
    • Britannica

14. Akosombo Dam opens for operation

    Jan 1, 1965Labels: Akosombo Dam, Electricity grid

    • Akosombo

15. Military coup overthrows Nkrumah government

    Feb 24, 1966Labels: 1966 coup, National Liberation, Military

    • 1966 Coup
    • Clinton Archive
    • Britannica