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She had her independence from the British in 1957. Her name was called Gold Coast, her flag is colored Red,Yellow and Green with black star in the middle(Y)

2006-07-17 02:09:03 · 17 answers · asked by Bif 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Ghana

2006-07-17 02:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by TAFF 6 · 0 0

Republic of Ghana

Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. It became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.

The Gold Coast was formed in 1821 when the British government took over privately held lands along the coast. Gold Coast had long been a name for the region used by Europeans, due to the large gold resources to be found in the area. The initial settlers were the Portuguese.


Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony.Britain steadily expanded the colony through wars with local tribes, the Ashanti Confederacy and other European countries which had colonies in the region.

In 1946, British Togoland, the Ashanti protectorate, and the Fante protectorate were merged with the Gold Coast to create one colony, usually referred to as the Gold Coast. Nine years later the colony gained independence, with the name Ghana.

2006-07-17 09:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by The Findleys 3 · 0 0

Ghana earned its independence from Britain on March 6, 1957, its flag has a red stripe at the top, then yellow, then green, with a black start in the middle of the flag.

2006-07-17 09:15:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

It is Ghana.

Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It borders the Ivory Coast to the west, Burkina Faso in the north and Togo to the east. It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland Ashanti kingdom and various Fante states along the coast. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established a crown colony, Gold Coast, in 1874. Ghana became independent in 1957. Accra is the capital and largest city. The country's population in 2005 was 21,029,853. It was the first African country to obtain its independence from Britain.

Upon achieving independence from the United Kingdom, the name Ghana was chosen for the new nation—a reference to the Ghana Empire of earlier centuries.

This name is mostly symbolic, as the ancient Empire of Ghana was located to the north and west of current-day Ghana. The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated south and east and currently reside in Ghana.

2006-07-17 09:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by rhul2008 2 · 0 0

Ghana

2006-07-17 12:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 0 0

Ghana

2006-07-17 09:17:28 · answer #6 · answered by cmm 2 · 0 0

Ghana, but what a shame, The Gold Coast sounded so mysterious and romantic. As a child I collected stamps and loved those fron that place.

2006-07-17 09:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Ghana

2006-07-17 09:14:30 · answer #8 · answered by iloveliz 3 · 0 0

Ghana

2006-07-17 09:14:19 · answer #9 · answered by TRACEY T 2 · 0 0

Ghana

2006-07-17 09:13:52 · answer #10 · answered by Paul B 5 · 0 0

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