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  2. Flag of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of Ghana consists of a horizontal triband of red, yellow, and green. It was designed in replacement of the British Gold Coast's Blue Ensign. [1]The flag, which was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on 6 March 1957, was designed that same year by Theodosia Okoh, a renowned Ghanaian artist and teacher.

  3. Theodosia Okoh - Wikipedia

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    Theodosia Salome Okoh (born 13 June 1922 – 19 April 2015) [4] was a Ghanaian teacher and artist known for designing Ghana's national flag in 1957. [5] She exhibited her artwork internationally. [6]

  4. List of Ghana flags - Wikipedia

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    Flag of the Dominion of Ghana and 1st Flag of Ghana: A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with a black star in the centre. [26] 1958-1961: Flag of the Union of African States: A horizontal triband of red, gold, and green, charged with 2 black stars on the yellow band. [27] 1961-1962: Flag of the Union of African States

  5. Outline of Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The word "Ghana" means "Warrior King", [2] and was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, foremost the Bono state , including the inland Empire of Ashanti and various Fante ...

  6. Flags of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Ghana See also: List of Ghana flags: 1958–present: Flag of Guinea: The flag features a simple vertical tricolour of red, yellow and green. 1973–present: Flag of Guinea-Bissau: The flag of Guinea-Bissau consists of a vertical red stripe on the hoist side charged with a black five-pointed star and two horizontal yellow and green ...

  7. Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The current flag of Ghana, consisting of the colours red, gold, ... Mahama became president in his own right, [57] and Ghana was described as a "stable democracy ...

  8. List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption

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    The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.

  9. History of Ghana - Wikipedia

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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 ...