Dominion of Ghana

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The Dominion of Ghana was the constitutional monarchy period of modern Ghana that briefly existed after independence from British colonial rule in 1957, before the country became a republic.

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Dominion of Ghana canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Commonwealth realm ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
former country ⓘ
capital Accra ⓘ
coatOfArmsUsed Coat of arms of Ghana ⓘ
colonialHistory former British colony ⓘ
commonName Ghana ⓘ
constitutionalChange transitioned to a republic ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
currency Ghanaian pound ⓘ
endDate 1960-07-01 ⓘ
firstGovernorGeneral Charles Arden-Clarke ⓘ
flagUsed Flag of Ghana ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Monarch ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
independenceDate 1957-03-06 ⓘ
independenceEvent Ghanaian independence ⓘ
independenceFrom United Kingdom ⓘ
laterGovernorGeneral Kobina Arku Korsah ⓘ
legalBasis 1957 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
Ghana Independence Act 1957 ⓘ
legislature Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
monarchTitleInGhana Queen of Ghana ⓘ
nationalAnthem God Bless Our Homeland Ghana ⓘ
nationalMotto Freedom and Justice ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
politicalSystem parliamentary system ⓘ
predecessor Gold Coast (British colony) ⓘ
linked to: Gold Coast Colony
primeMinister Kwame Nkrumah ⓘ
reasonForEnd adoption of republican constitution ⓘ
region West Africa ⓘ
representedBy Governor-General of Ghana ⓘ
republicProclaimedOn 1960-07-01 ⓘ
startDate 1957-03-06 ⓘ
status independent state ⓘ
successor Republic of Ghana ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gold Coast Colony → successor → Dominion of Ghana ⓘ
First Republic of Ghana → precededBy → Dominion of Ghana ⓘ