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  2. Politics of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    Prior to its democratic transition in 1992, Ghana had one-party rule and military rule. [2] The foundations of Ghanaian democracy are rooted in the 1992 Constitution which established an independent Electoral Commission and independent court system. [2] The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Ghana a "flawed democracy" in 2022. [3] [needs update]

  3. Government of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana.In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary elections in late 1992.

  4. Constitution of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Ghana is the supreme law of the Republic of Ghana.It was approved on 28 April 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support. [1] [2] It defines the fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties of the government, structure of the judiciary and legislature, and spells out the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.

  5. 1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum - Wikipedia

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    In 1984, the PNDC created a National Commission on Democracy to study ways to establish participatory democracy in Ghana. The commission issued a "Blue Book" in July 1987 outlining modalities for district-level elections, which were held in late 1988 and early 1989, for newly created district assemblies.

  6. Political history of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The Political history of Ghana recounts the history of varying political systems that existed in Ghana during pre-colonial times, the colonial era and after independence.. Pre-colonial Ghana was made up of several states and ethnic groups whose political system was categorized by 3 main administrative models; Centralized, Non-centralized and Theocratic stat

  7. Elections in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The presidential election is won by having more than 50% of valid votes cast, [3] whilst the parliamentary elections is won by simple majority, and, as is predicted by Duverger's law, the voting system has encouraged Ghanaian politics into a two-party system, creating extreme difficulty for anybody attempting to achieve electoral success under any banner other than those of the two dominant ...

  8. National Democratic Congress (Ghana) - Wikipedia

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    He became the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. [2] [3] Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981, there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in ...

  9. Kwame Nkrumah - Wikipedia

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    [133] He spoke at the first session of the Ghana Parliament that Independence Day, telling his new country's citizens that "we have a duty to prove to the world that Africans can conduct their own affairs with efficiency and tolerance and through the exercise of democracy. We must set an example to all Africa."