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Since Ghana was granted independence by the Ghana Independence Act 1957, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous Dominion and later promoted to independence by the Statute of Westminster 1931, [6] the governor-general was to be always appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Ghana without the involvement of the British ...
Prior to independence, Ghana was under colonial rule in various forms including direct or indirect British rule. On February 12, 1951, the first Ghanaian government or cabinet, dominated by native Ghanaians was formed in the run up to independence on March 6, 1957. since then, Ghana has had a mix of democratically elected governments as well as ...
The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is John Mahama, who won the 2024 presidential election against then vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, by a margin of 14.94%. He was sworn into office on 7 ...
In April 2019, President Akufo-Addo approved the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019 which changed 21 September from Founders' Day to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day. [ 261 ] Nkrumah generally took a non-aligned Marxist perspective on economics, and believed capitalism had malignant effects that were going to stay with Africa for a long time. [ 262 ]
As a result of the Ghanaian presidential election, 2016, [20] Nana Akufo-Addo became President-elect and was inaugurated as the fifth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and eighth President of Ghana on 7 January 2017. [21] In December 2020, President Nana Akufo-Addo was re-elected after a tightly contested election. [22]
Acting presidents of Ghana (1 P) N. Kwame Nkrumah (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Presidents of Ghana" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
According to the Presidential (Transition) Act, 2012 (Act 845), within 24 hours of the declaration of presidential election results, a Transition Team is established. The incumbent president and the President-elect each appoint members to the team, including key officials such as the Head of the Civil Service and the National Security Coordinator.
The Gold Coast gained independence in 1957 under the legal name of Ghana. Prime Minister, Kwame Nkrumah was elected as the 1st President of Ghana in 1960. The government of Kwame Nkrumah won the approval of a constitutional referendum in 1964, that made Ghana a One-party state and him, president for life.