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The headquarters of the bank is located at 8 John Hammond Street, Ring Road Central, Kanda, Accra, Ghana's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are 5°34'24.0"N, 0°11'31.0"W (Latitude:5.573335; Longitude:-0.191949).
Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ghana; 1 Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) 1956: 6 March 1957 1 July 1960 3 years, 116 days CPP: Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana; Post abolished (1 July 1960 – 1 October 1969) 2 Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913–1978) 1969: 1 October 1969 13 January 1972 2 years, 103 days PP: Post abolished (13 January 1972 ...
Bright Simons speaking at the World Economic Forum in 2013. As of 2013, Bright Simons was the President of the mPedigree Network, a self-described 'social enterprise' noted for its work to expose makers and distributors of counterfeit medicines, and for creating a computer program called Goldkeys that enables the verification of certain products in some countries.
This is a list of the heads of state of Ghana, from the independence of Ghana in 1957 to the present day. [1] From 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the Constitution of 1957 was the queen of Ghana, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. [2] The monarch was represented in Ghana by a governor-general. [3]
General elections were held in Ghana on 18 June 1979, with a second round of the presidential election on 9 July 1979. The presidential election resulted in victory for Hilla Limann of the People's National Party, who received 62% of the vote in the run-off, [1] whilst his PNP won 71 of the 140 seats in Parliament.
The People's National Party (PNP) was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979–1981). All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the elections.
The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup d'état on 31 December 1981.
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is the internal intelligence agency of Ghana. [1] The BNI is an integral part of the National Security Council which oversees matters of the counterintelligence and internal security of Ghana. [1] The BNI has investigative jurisdiction to arrest or detain and interrogate over a wide range of criminal ...