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History
Early history
Bono state
Ashanti Empire
Gold Coast
First Republic (1960–1966)
National Liberation Council
Kofi Busia
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
Hilla Limann
Provisional National Defence Council
Jerry Rawlings
John Kufuor
John Mills
John Mahama
Nana Akufo-Addo
People
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Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as:[1][2]
The Akans in the centre and South of the country,
The Ga and Adangbe in, around and East of Accra,
The Guan peoples in the rain forest,
The Dagombas, Mamprusi and related peoples in the North,
The Gurunsi languages speaking peoples in the far North,
The Gonjas in the Northern Region.
English is the official language, with the indigenous Twi of the Ashantis, the Fante language, Frafra, Dangme, Ga, Dagbani, Mampruli, Gonja and Ewe also having official status, and being taught in schools as indigenous (local) languages in the respective areas where they are predominant.
Presbyterian Church in GhanaGhanaian women dancing at an event to raise awareness about healthy behaviours
^Kwame Arhin: "The Political Systems of Ghana. Background to transformations in traditional authority in the colonial and post-colonial periods." Historical Society of Ghana, 2002. ISBN 9988-8276-0-1
^Ghana a country to study. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. 1995. p. 63.
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