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	Ghana@50 - Official Website For The 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Of Ghana
		First, some of the founding fathers of Ghana argued that the Akan of the Gold Coast, who constituted 45% of the population were descendants of the ancient Ghana Empire that flourished from the 9th to the 13th Centuries between the Sahara and head waters of the Senegal and Niger rivers.
		Ghana is located on the Gulf of Guinea and boarded on north by Burkina Faso on the east by the Republic of Togo and on the West by Cote d’Ivoire.
		The peoples of Ghana are composed of two principal linguistic groups: the Gur and the Kwa group of languages, which are respectively spoken to the north and south of the Gurma and the Grusi and the speakers of Kwa are the Akan, the Guan, the Ewe and the Ga-Adamgbe.
	www.ghana50.gov.gh /history (397 words)

	An Introduction to Ghana
		Ghana is one of the five African nations along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Guinea.
		Ghana's rich history centers on the once-great Ashanti empire, which rose to power during the late 17th century and continued to prosper as a center of the 18th century slave trade.
		Although Ghana, then known as the Gold Coast, was largely considered a British territory by the latter half of the 19th century, it wasn't until 1900 that the British succeeded in defeating the Ashanti and the area's other strong kingdoms.
	www.geographia.com /ghana (484 words)

	History of Ghana
		Ghana was the title of the kings who ruled the kingdom.
		Geographically, the old Ghana is 500 miles north of the present Ghana, and occupied the area between Rivers Senegal and Niger.
		This was attended by Nkrumah of Ghana, Azikwe of Nigeria and Wallace Johnson of Sierra Leone.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/history (725 words)

	www.ghana.co.uk - History & Culture
		The origins of Ghana are not certain, but at the start of the first millennium AD a number of clans of the Soninke people, a Mande speaking people living in the region bordering the Sahara, came together under the leadership of Dinga Cisse.
		Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade increased the quantity of goods that were transported.
		The wealth of ancient Ghana is mythically explained in the tale of Bida, the fl snake.
	www.ghana.co.uk /history/history/ancient_ghana.htm (658 words)

	A short history of Ghana
		Between the fourth and eleventh century in the area of what is now north of Ghana the state of Ghana exists.
		In the north of Ghana the states of Fanti and Ashanti are formed during the 17th and 18th century.
		Ghana's government returned to civilian authority 1969 after a parliamentary election in 1969, won by the Progress Party (PP), led by Kofi A. Busia.
	www.electionworld.org /history/ghana.htm (635 words)

	USAID Ghana Mission: History
		Ghana is located on the west coast of Africa bordering the Gulf of Guinea with a 539-kilometer stretch of coastline.
		Ghana's Volta Lake is the world's largest man-made lake, and extends from the Akosombo Dam in southeastern Ghana to the town of Yapei, 520 kilometers to the north.
		Ghana was selected in 2004 as one of the 16 countries eligible to apply for funds from the U.S. Government's Millennium Challenge Account.
	www.usaid.gov /gh/mission/history/index.htm (852 words)

	Ghana
		Ghana spearheaded the political advancement of Africa and Dr. Nkrumah laid the foundations for the unity later expressed in the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).
		It is bordered by the Republic of Togo on the east, The Ivory Coast on the west, Burkina Faso on the north and the Gulf of Guinea on the south.
		Ghana covers a total area of 238,540 sq km; this is made up of 230,020 sq km of land and 8,520 sq km of water.
	www.geocities.com /judyboate/Ghana.html (3550 words)

	History of Ghana
		Ghana is the first African country south of the Sahara to achieve independence.
		The capital of Ghana was moved from Cape Coast to Accra by the British in 1876.
		In fact, it was during that period that the mighty empire of Ghana had the time to be born and to vanish.
	www.africawithin.com /tour/ghana/history_of_ghana.htm (578 words)

	Ghana
		Ghana manufactured some good aluminium products which supplies most countries on the west coast.The country is proud to have two big sea ports one at Tema and the other at Takoradi.Countries such as Burkina Faso,Mali and Guinea disgharges their imported needs through Ghana's ports, this earns the country a lot of revenue.
		Ghana runs the best and most efficient airline on the west coast to Europe and the United States, it serves most West Africans.Tourism is another sector of the economy, it has been estimeted that by the year 2015 tourism will be the country's main foreign exhange earner.
		Ghana has a multi party democracy gorverment, the president is elected to a four year term and he can only run for a second term.
	library.thinkquest.org /J002335/Ghana/Ghana.html (1011 words)

	Ghana Tour-Accra Tour-Kumasi Tour-Cape Coast Tour-Ghana Hotel
		Ghana, West Africa, is one of the best places in the world to tour.
		Kumasi, the capital city, is the second largest city in Ghana and is located in the south-central part of the country.
		Our tours to Ghana may be customized to meet the interests of diverse groups including religious, fraternal, academic, cultural, professional, among others.
	www.ghanatours.info (846 words)

	NiiCa Republic Of Ghana
		The Ghana Kingdom was situated on the grassland north of headwaters of Senegal and Niger.
		By the middle of the eleventh century,when Ghana was at the zenith of its imperial expansion, it controlled the area covering modern states of Senegal, Mali and Mauritania - a territory of roughly 650 000 square kilometers with a population of several millions.
		The present boundaries of Ghana, enclosing an area of about 240,000 km sq., and with a population of about 18 million in 1998, were carved out in stages from nineteenth century, by foreign powers when they began spreading their sphere of influence in West Africa.
	www.niica.on.ca /Ghana/History.aspx (629 words)

	Ghana History
		Ghana's first independent administration was inaugurated on March 6 1957 with Kwame Nkrumah as prime minister.
		As its fourth decade of independence began in 1987 Ghana was under the administration of the Provisional National Defence Council a military government led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings that had come to power in December 1981.
		Despite the difficult early years of the Rawlings regime Ghana's economy had begun to show signs of recovery by the late-1980s and preparations were underway to return the country to some form of democratic government.
	www.world66.com /africa/ghana/history (758 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Ghana
		Education: Primary and secondary education is free and compulsory in Ghana between the ages of 6 and 14.
		Higher education is provided by the University of Ghana (near Accra); the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi; the University of Cape Coast; and the University for Development Studies in Tamale.
		Ghana's wealth of gold, ivory, and timber attracted much exploitation by European traders in the 15th and 16th centuries.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=7&fun=1 (2037 words)

	Ghana: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
		Ghana, former empire, Africa - Ghana Ghana, ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali,...
		Ghana and South Korea: explaining development disparities - an essay in honor of Carl Rosberg.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107584.html (820 words)

	African Network Travel and Tours - Tour Operator - Reveals Ghana's History.
		Ghana was famous for her gold and especially the Akan kingdoms in the central and south of present-day Ghana, developed by this trade.
		In 1966 the army of Ghana staged a coup, and Kwame Nkrumah was exiled to Guinea.
		Ghana is the second largest cocoa producer in the world, after Côte d'Ivoire, and the eleventh largest gold producer.
	www.african-network.com /ghana/history.asp (886 words)

	History of Ghana
		The history of the Gold Coast before the last quarter of the 15th century is derived primarily from oral tradition that refers to migrations from the ancient kingdoms of the western Soudan (the area of Mauritania and Mali).
		The Gold Coast was renamed Ghana upon independence in 1957 because of indications that present-day inhabitants descended from migrants who moved south from the ancient kingdom of Ghana.
		Ghana became an independent state on March 6, 1957, when the United Kingdom relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/ghana.html (1969 words)

	Ghana History Timeline - historic overview of Ghana (Gold Coast), Africa
		In modern-day Ghana the fort is the residence and office of the president.
		Ghana is the leading cocoa exporter in the world and produces one tenth of the world's gold.
		Ghana – en politisk og økonomisk oversigt (Udenrigsministeriet/DANIDA) af Jesper Jespersen.
	www.crawfurd.dk /africa/ghana_timeline.htm (4002 words)

	Black Beauty Tours\| Ghana: Fact & Figure
		Archaeological evidence of settlement along the coast of Ghana dates back some 40,000 years, but it wasn't until the late 15th century, with the arrival of the Portuguese, that a written history of the area came into being.
		Ghana's recent history is one of promise and immense potential.
		Having enjoyed a stable political climate for the last 25 years, Ghana is beginning to reap the benefits of a growing private sector through local and foreign investments.
	www.bbtoursghana.com /ghanafacts.html (660 words)

	Ghana
		The history of the Gold Coast before 15th century is based on oral traditions recorded early in this century.
		Ghana became independent on March 6, 1957, when Great Britain relinquished its control over the Colony of the Gold Coast and Asante, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland.
		Ghana's government returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic in October 1969 after a parliamentary election in which the Progress Party won.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/countries/Ghana.html (398 words)

	Ghana Life
		Ghana is the first fl African colony to gain independence and until independence from the British colonial rule on March 6, 1957, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast.
		Ghana's population was estimated to be 17,080,000 in 1994.
		Ghana's independent commercial radio are coming to their own after the government's Frequency Registration and Control Board granted the first FM license to a small college radio station.
	www.library.yale.edu /~fboateng/fbhp.htm (2201 words)

	GHANA
		Ghana organized and protected the salt, horse, cloth, and above all the gold, caravans passing through its domain.
		Ghana whose roots lie in the 4th century reached the peak of its power in the 11th.
		By the 12th century, however, Ghana's fortunes were eclipsed by Mali to the north which, in turn, was eventually overshadowed by the kingdom of Songhai, to its north, which lasted into the 1600s.
	www.cwo.com /~lucumi/ghana.html (997 words)

	History - Ghana - Africa
		The first of these states was the Kingdom of Ghana, which emerged as early as 500 ad, expanded greatly by the 9th century, and collapsed in the 11th century.
		The former Gold Coast was renamed Ghana in 1957 to symbolize its historic place as the first fl African nation to gain political independence from European colonial rule.) The Kingdom of Ghana was succeeded by the Mali Empire and then Songhai.
		Although no part of present-day Ghana was ever dominated by these empires to the northwest, Muslim traders came to influence the affairs of northern peoples such as the Gonja and Dagomba.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/ghana/history.htm (288 words)

	Property Frontiers \| Ghana : History & Politics
		Ghana is generally considered to be one of the most stable countries in Africa, although its political history has been turbulent, with ten civilian and military governments since Independence in 1957.
		Ghana's Fourth Republic was inaugurated on 7 January 1993.
		The general standard of living in Ghana, particular in the north of the country is not high.
	www.propertyfrontiers.com /countries/ghana/history.html (443 words)

	History of Ghana
		Ghana's government returned to civilian authority under the Second Republic in October 1969 after a parliamentary election in which the Progress Party, led by Kofi A. Busia, won 105 of the 140 seats.
		Akuffo was unable to solve Ghana's economic problems, however, or to reduce the rampant corruption in which senior military officers played a major role.
		The hierarchy, called the Superior Court of Judicature, is composed of the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Justice, regional tribunals, and such lower courts or tribunals as Parliament may establish.
	infotut.com /geography/Ghana (5574 words)

	Accra Ghana Vacations, Accra Ghana Travel, Accra Ghana Tour, Accra Ghana Package Tour, Accra Ghana Holiday, Accra Ghana ...
		Ghana is divided into 10 regions, each with its own regional capital.
		The Ashanti Region houses the largest ethnic group in Ghana, and is one of the few matrilineal communities.
		The official currency of Ghana is the cedi (GHC), which is divided into 100 pesewas.
	www.accraghanavacations.com (1493 words)

	ADDO - Bodybuilding & Fitness - Ghana
		Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) takes its name from the ancient Ghana Empire and was the first country in colonial Africa to attain independence in 1957.
		high profile area of Ghana is the Ashanti Region, the seat of the Ashanti kingdom and an ancient African culture as famous as the Zulu of South Africa and the Maasai of Kenya.
		It is also measured in the rich history of the kingdom which is manifested in numerous festivals that take place throughout the year.
	www.ashantiwarrior.com /ghana.html (643 words)

	Ghana: history (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1977, Ghana had an inflation rate of 36 per cent, an oppressive foreign debt, a devalued currency and hundreds of imprisoned intellectuals and students, condemned for questioning government policy.
		He intensified relations with them in 1983, and generous loans were granted to Ghana on the basis that IMF prescriptions would be followed religiously and that Ghana would serve as a model for other countries in the region.
		Ghana considerably increased its production of cocoa, gold, wood and bauxite, but the fall in the world market price of cocoa generated a loss of $200 million, and many industries were forced to close down.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=33 (2393 words)

	History of Nsaba, Ghana Chapter 2
		Several groups in modern Ghana are believed to have migrated from the southern parts of the Ancient Ghana Empire (Debrunner, 1967).
		The town is considered to be one of the five main Presbyterian Church towns in Ghana and is the headquarters of the Central Region Presbyterian Church.
		At Nsaba and other places in Ghana, Christian missionaries invoked the Asafo institutional concept to establish the Kristo Asafo or Elders of the Church of Christ and Kristo Asafomma or the Army of Christs Followers as a rallying point for conversion and spread of Christianity in Ghana similarly to the concept of the Salvation Army.
	www.expage.com /nsabahistory2 (739 words)

	Ghana (10/06)
		Ghana's population is concentrated along the coast and in the principal cities of Accra and Kumasi.
		Ghana’s stated goals are to accelerate economic growth, improve the quality of life for all Ghanaians, and reduce poverty through macroeconomic stability, higher private investment, broad-based social and rural development, as well as direct poverty-alleviation efforts.
		Ghana was the first country in the world to accept Peace Corps volunteers, and the program remains one of the largest.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2860.htm (6835 words)

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