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A constitutional referendum was held in Ghana on 27 April 1960. The main issue was a change in the country's status from a constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II as head of state, to a republic with a presidential system of government.
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.
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. The Nkrumah government was deposed in a Coup initiated by the National Liberation Council. Ghana became a ...
Presidential elections were held for the first time in Ghana on 27 April 1960. The elections were held alongside a referendum on creating a republic with an executive presidency. The winner of the elections would become the country's first president if the new republican constitution was passed, which it did.
1960 - Ghana becomes a republic. Kwame Nkrumah becomes the country's first elected president. [1] 1964 - Kwame Nkrumah declares that there will be no other political party apart from the Convention People's Party (CPP). February 1966 - Kwame Nkrumah overthrown in a coup d'état by Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka. [2]
Ghana is a sovereign country in West Africa. It was a British colony until 6th March 1957 , when it became the first country south of the Sahara to gain independence . The fundamental rights of a Ghanaian has been enshrined in the Chapter 5 of the 1992 Constitution. [ 2 ]
Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions. [ 12 ]
Ahead of Ghana becoming a republic, the first presidential election was held on 27 April 1960. Nkrumah won 89 per cent of the vote and was subsequently declared President for life. [10] [16] In the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, all the CPP candidates were elected unopposed due to the one-party state system in place at the time. [17]