Ghana's Independence and Early Nkrumah Era (1947–1966)

1. United Gold Coast Convention founded

   Aug 4, 1947Labels: United Gold, Gold Coast

   • UGCC
   • Britannica

2. Accra ex-servicemen shootings spark riots

   Feb 28, 1948Labels: Christiansborg Crossroads, Ex-servicemen

   • Accra Riots
   • EAUMF

3. Coussey Committee established to draft constitution

   Mar 14, 1949Labels: Coussey Committee, British colonial

   • Coussey
   • Britannica

4. Convention People’s Party founded by Nkrumah

   Jun 12, 1949Labels: Convention People, Kwame Nkrumah

   • CPP
   • Nkrumah

5. CPP wins first major election under new constitution

   Feb 8, 1951Labels: 1951 election, Kwame Nkrumah

   • 1951 Election
   • Nat Archives

6. CPP wins expanded-legislature general election

   Jun 15, 1954Labels: 1954 election, Legislative Assembly

   • 1954 Election
   • TIME

7. British Togoland votes for integration with Gold Coast

   May 9, 1956Labels: British Togoland, United Nations

   • Plebiscite
   • Brit Togoland

8. CPP wins 1956 election interpreted as independence mandate

   Jul 17, 1956Labels: 1956 election, Convention People

   • 1956 Election
   • Britannica

9. Ghana Independence Act receives Royal Assent

   Feb 7, 1957Labels: Ghana Independence, UK Parliament

   • Independence Act
   • UK Legislation

10. Gold Coast becomes independent Ghana

    Mar 6, 1957Labels: Ghana independence, Kwame Nkrumah

    • Britannica
    • Guardian

11. First Conference of Independent African States opens in Accra

    Apr 15, 1958Labels: Conference of, Accra

    • Cambridge
    • UGSpace

12. Preventive Detention Act promulgated

    Jul 18, 1958Labels: Preventive Detention, CPP government

    • Britannica
    • EAUMF

13. Ghana and Guinea announce a union project

    Nov 23, 1958Labels: Ghana Guinea, Guinea

    • Union States
    • NYT 1958

14. All-African Peoples’ Conference meets in Accra

    Dec 8, 1958Labels: All-African Peoples, Accra

    • AAPC
    • UG IAS

15. Ghana becomes a republic with executive presidency

    Jul 1, 1960Labels: Republic of, Presidency of

    • 1960 Election
    • Ghana

16. Volta River Development Act assented to

    Apr 26, 1961Labels: Volta River, Akosombo Dam

    • GhaLII
    • Akosombo

17. Kulungugu bomb attack targets Nkrumah

    Aug 1, 1962Labels: Kulungugu attack, Kwame Nkrumah

    • Kulungugu
    • Britannica

18. Referendum establishes one-party state and presidency for life

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

    • 1964 Referendum
    • TIME

19. CPP candidates declared elected in one-party parliament

    Jun 9, 1965Labels: One-party parliament, CPP candidates

    • 1965 Election
    • Ghana

20. Military coup overthrows Nkrumah government

    Feb 24, 1966Labels: 1966 coup, National Liberation

    • ATJ Hub
    • Britannica