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Ghana
Quick Facts
Region:
Africa
Full Name:
Republic of Ghana
Capital City:
Accra
Language Spoken:
English (official),
African languages (including Akan,
Moshi-Dagomba,
Ewe,
and Ga)
Personnel risk: MODERATE
Evacuation risk: LOW
Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and a ban on political parties. A new constitution, restoring multiparty politics, was approved in 1992. Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS, head of state since 1981, won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President John ATTA-MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him.