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Ghana

18 events in this timeline

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  1. 1957-03-05 March 5, 1957: First Black Colonies in Africa Win Independence
  2. 1965-03-11 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 11, 1965: US Ambassador to Ghana and CIA Director Discuss Upcoming Coup Attempt in Ghana
  3. 1965-03-22 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Criticizes US in Speech
  4. 1965-03-22 (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Suspects US Behind Assassination Attempts
  5. 1965-03-27 March 27, 1965: US Official Says Plans for Ghana Coup Look ‘Good’
  6. 1966-02-24 February 24, 1966: President of Ghana Toppled in CIA-Backed Coup
  7. 1966-03-12 10:30am March 12, 1966: US Official Says Coup in Ghana ‘Fortuitous Windfall’
  8. 1952: New Prime Minister of Gold Coast Elected
  9. 1958: Ghana Permits Imprisonment without Trial for Some Suspects
  10. 1961-Early 1966: Soviet-Style Economic Reforms Unsuccessful in Ghana; Foreign Debt Grows
  11. 1960: Ghana Becomes Republic
  12. 1960-1966: President of Ghana Campaigns for Political Unity of Sub-Saharan Africa
  13. 1964: Nkrumah Declares Himself President of Ghana for Life
  14. October 1965: President of Ghana Publishes Book Claiming World Powers Will Continue Meddling in Africa
  15. 1965: Ghana Rejects IMF and World Bank Advance, Continues with Import Substitution Plan
  16. December 1966: Ghana and Paris Club Agree on Debt Rescheduling
  17. After 1958: Ghana Begins Infrastructure Improvements
  18. May 1966: World Bank and IMF Provide Finance to Military Junta in Ghana