is it true ghana was the first country to gain independence in africa?

Answer 1

Ghana was the 7th, 8th or 9th African country to gain independence - it depends how you count them.

Ethiopia has been an independent country for at least 2000 years. It was invaded by Italy for a short time until the Italians were overthrown on 5th May 1941. It's generally regarded that Ethiopia has never been colonized and as such this makes it the oldest independent country in Africa.

Liberia which was formed on 26th June 1847. However, it was a newly formed country so it didn't gain it's independence as such. If you exclude Ethiopia then Liberia is Africa's oldest independent country.

Liberia and Ethiopia aside there were 6 countries that gained independence prior to Ghana...

South Africa - 31 May 1910 - From the UK
Egypt - 28 February 1922 - From the UK
Libya - 24 December 1951 - From Italy
Sudan - 01 January 1956 - From the UK and Egypt
Morocco - 02 March 1956 - From France
Tunisia - 20 March 1956 - From France
Ghana - 06 March 1957 - From the UK

A full list can be found here (an error on this states Libya gained independence from Britain as opposed to Italy) ... http://africanhistory.about.com/library/timelines/blIndependenceTime.htm

Answer 2

I would say it is not true. Liberia, a country formed of freed slaves from America, predates Ghana. I believe Egypt was also independent earlier, along with Ethiopia and several other countries.

Ghana became independent in 1957. Liberia in 1847, Modern Egypt in 1923, Ethiopia became independent (again) in 1941, after being occupied and ruled by Fascist Italy.

Answer 3

yes n no. No cos the liberians had independence be4 the ghanaians but the Liberian were war with one another so the independent didnt really functioned.
So i will say Ghana was the first country to gain Independence on the 6th of March 1957 which was lead by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Re u somehow a ghanaian. lol

Answer 4

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