mar 5, 1957 - Ghanian Independence
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Britain concedes control of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, the Northern Territories Protectorate, and British Togoland which becomes the Republic of Ghana. Led by revolutionary Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana is the first West African nation to gain independence and contributes to the on-going conversation around decolonization and Pan-Africanism across the continent.
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1968: A Year In Review Timeline
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