Fourth Republic of Ghana

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The Fourth Republic of Ghana is the current democratic era of Ghana’s governance, marked by a multi-party constitutional system that began in 1993 after years of military rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional order ⓘ
political era ⓘ
republic ⓘ
allowsMultiPartySystem true ⓘ
characterizedBy civilian rule ⓘ
constitutional governance ⓘ
regular competitive elections ⓘ
constitutionApprovedBy 1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum ⓘ
constitutionEffectiveDate 1993-01-07 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
countryCallingCode +233 ⓘ
countryCodeISO2 GH ⓘ
countryCodeISO3 GHA ⓘ
currency Ghanaian cedi ⓘ
drivingSide right ⓘ
electoralBody Electoral Commission of Ghana ⓘ
electoralSystemType multi-party elections ⓘ
firstParliamentInaugurated 1993-01-07 ⓘ
firstPresident Jerry John Rawlings ⓘ
firstVicePresident Kow Nkensen Arkaah ⓘ
foundedBy Jerry John Rawlings ⓘ
governmentType constitutional republic ⓘ
multi-party democracy ⓘ
hasCapital Accra ⓘ
hasGovernmentBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
hasMajorPoliticalParty National Democratic Congress ⓘ
New Patriotic Party ⓘ
hasNationalAnthem God Bless Our Homeland Ghana ⓘ
hasNationalMotto Freedom and Justice ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasPresidentialTermLength 4 years ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Ghana ⓘ
headOfStateTitle President of Ghana ⓘ
highestCourt Supreme Court of Ghana ⓘ
judicialBody Judiciary of Ghana ⓘ
legalBasis 1992 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
legislature Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
legislatureType unicameral parliament ⓘ
precededBy Provisional National Defence Council ⓘ
military rule in Ghana ⓘ
presidentialTermLimit two terms ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
sovereignState Ghana ⓘ
startDate 1993-01-07 ⓘ
successorTo Third Republic of Ghana ⓘ

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Constitution of Ghana → establishes → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → createdUnder → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
Jerry John Rawlings → notableWork → Transition of Ghana from military rule to multiparty democracy ⓘ
linked to: Fourth Republic of Ghana
Majority Leader of Parliament of Ghana → inception → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
Office of the President of Ghana → establishedIn → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
Minority Leader of Parliament of Ghana → inception → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
New Patriotic Party → operatesInSystem → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
Provisional National Defence Council → dissolvedFollowing → 1992 Ghanaian presidential election ⓘ
linked to: Fourth Republic of Ghana
Provisional National Defence Council → succeededBy → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
GANA (Ghana) → politicalSystemContext → Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ