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The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...
Map of the Ashanti Empire. c. 1675 – c. 1701 Independence of the Ashanti Empire. 1701 Battle of Feyiase; 1652–1784 Anglo–Dutch Wars. 1780–1784 Fourth Anglo–Dutch War. 1781–1782 Shirley's Gold Coast expedition. February 20, 1782 Battle of Elmina; 1824–1901 Anglo–Ashanti wars. 1806–1816 Earlier wars. 1806–1807 Ashanti–Fante ...
The Political history of Ghana traces the evolution of governance in Ghana from pre-colonial times through the colonial era and into the post-independence period. Before European intervention, Ghana was a diverse region composed of multiple states and ethnic groups, each with distinct political structures.
On February 24, 1966, the government of Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in a military coup d'état. Leaders of the established coup, including army officers Colonel E.K. Kotoka, Major A. A. Afrifa, Lieutenant General (retired) J. A. Ankrah, and Police Inspector General J.W.K. Harlley, justified their takeover by charging that the CPP administration was abusive and corrupt.
1961 – 1974 Angolan War of Independence; 1966 – 1990 South African Border War Maximum extent of South African and UNITA operations in Angola and Zambia during the South African Border War. 4 May 1978 Battle of Cassinga; 1975 – present Cabinda War; 1975 – 2002 Angolan Civil War. 27 May 1977 1977 Angolan coup attempt
First Liberian Civil War [6] (1990-1997) Master Sergeant Thomas A. Nelson (right) of the 3rd US Army Special Forces Group inspects Ghanaian troops of ECOMOG at Roberts International Airport located outside of Monrovia, Liberia: ECOMOG Ghana; Others; NPFL: Defeat. NPFL victory; Rwandan Civil War (1993-1994) UNAMIR Ghana; Others; Rwanda: Defeat ...
Since independence, Ghana has been devoted to ideals of nonalignment and is a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. Ghana favours international and regional political and economic co-operation, and is an active member of the United Nations and the African Union. [82] Ghana has a strong relationship with the United States.
The word Ghana means warrior or war chief, and was the title given to the rulers of the kingdom. Kaya Maghan (king of gold) was another title for these kings. The Soninke name for the polity was Ouagadou. [4] This meant the "place of the Wague", the term current in the 19th century for the local nobility [5] or may have meant 'the land of great ...