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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 ...
The 2002 Dagbon chieftaincy crisis, also known as the Yendi conflict, was a clash between two feuding factions that occurred at the Gbewaa Palace, Ghana from March 25–27, 2002, and resulted in the killing of Yaa Naa Yakubu II and 40 of his elders.
1806–1807 Ashanti–Fante War; 1811 Ga–Fante War; 1814–1816 Ashanti–Akim–Akwapim War; 1823–1831 First Anglo-Ashanti War. 1823 Battle of Nsamankow; 1837-1839 Dutch–Ahanta War; 1863–1864 Second Anglo-Ashanti War; 1869-1870 Dutch Gold Coast expedition of 1869–70; 1873–1874 Third Anglo-Ashanti War. January 31, 1874 Battle of Amoaful
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.
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état (codenamed Operation Cold Chop) [1] was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, while he was visiting China. The swift and bloodless coup led to the establishment of an eight-member National Liberation Council (NLC), comprising four army and four police officers.
September 1979 - Ghana returns to constitutional rule. [4] 24 September 1979 - Hilla Limann, leader of the People's National Party (PNP), sworn in as president of Ghana. [4] 24 September 1979 - the Third Republic begins.
Many thought it grotesque that Kissinger was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for negotiating the end of the war. After visiting the country, the late chef, author and TV icon Anthony Bourdain ...
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