"The people of Ghana have been celebrating the end of colonial rule and the dawn of their independence
.Most workers have been given the day off - tens of thousands have gathered in the capital,Accra, to greet the independent country's first prime minister, Dr Kwame Nkrumah."BBC NEWS-6THMARCH 1957.
FLASH BACK:
Ghana was the first black African country to become independent.
In 1960, Nkrumah declared Ghana a republic and himself president for life in 1964. He banned all opposition parties.
He was deposed in 1966 by a military coup while on a trip to Peking. He later died in exile in Romania in 1972.
There followed a period of unstable government with one coup after another, culminating in 1992 in a referendum on a multiparty system. Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings, who had already led two coups against the government, was elected president.
His supporters credit him with stabilising a turbulent political scene and leaving a legacy of democracy.
He retired in 2000 and President John Kufuor was elected.
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