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1950s in Ghana
1950s in
Ghana
details
events
of
note
that happened in Ghana in the years 1950 to
1959
.
Incumbents
Prime
Minister
:
Kwame Nkrumah
from 1957 to
1960
Events
1957 March - Ghana becomes
independent
with Kwame
Nkrumah
as
prime minister
.
1958
, 5–13 December - Ghana
hosts
the first
All-African Peoples' Conference
National holidays
January
1:
New Year's Day
March 6:
Independence Day
May 1:
Labor Day
December 25:
Christmas
December 26:
Boxing day
In addition, several other
places
observe
local holidays, such as the
founding
of their
towns
. These are also "special
days
."