1970s in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the years 1970 to 1979.
1970s in Ghana
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Events
edit- August 1970 - National Liberation commission dissolved.[1]
- 7 July 1972 - Kwame Nkrumah buried.[2]
- October 1975 - the National Redemption Council is reorganized into the Supreme Military Council (SMC).[3]
- 1977 - SMC faces mounting nonviolent opposition.[3]
- March 1978 - national referendum held allow Ghanaians to accept or reject the union government concept.[3]
- July 1978 - some SMC officers force I. K. Acheampong to resign, replacing him with Lieutenant General Frederick W.K. Akuffo.[3]
- 1 January 1979 - ban on party politics lifted.
- 1979 - constitutional assembly working on a new constitution presents an approved draft to government.
- 15 May 1979 - a group of junior officers led by Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings attempt a coup.[4]
- Coup is unsuccessful, the coup leaders were jailed and held for court-martial.[4]
- June 4, sympathetic military officers overthrow the SMC II government led by W. K. Akuffo.[4]
- June 1979 - Jerry Rawlings and other junior officers released from prison.[4]
- 1979 - Rawlings and the young officers form the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).[4]
- 1979 - executions of former heads of military governments, including leading members of the SMC.[4]
- 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.
Deaths
edit- 27 April 1972 - Kwame Nkrumah, first president of Ghana, natural causes in Romania (b. 1909).[2]
National holidays
edit- January 1: New Year's Day
- March 6: Independence Day
- May 1: Labor Day
- December 25: Christmas
- December 26: Boxing Day
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
References
edit- ^ "The National Liberation Council and the Busia Years". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Kwame Nkrumah Profile:". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d "The National Redemption Council Years, 1972-79". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Rawlings Era". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.