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the 1948 riot was a serious disturdance in the form of shooting,looting and burning of shops which were owed by the europeans.

2007-02-09 07:26:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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In January 1948, Nii Kwabena Bonne III, a Ga Chief organized a general boycott of all European imports. A series of riots followed the boycott in early February, 1948. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was the famous February 28, 1948 incident. A batch of unarmed Ex-servicemen marched to the Christiansborg Castle on that day to submit a petition to the Governor about their poor conditions. Superintendent Imray, a white police officer, ordered the policemen at the castle to shoot. When the police refused to do so, Imray himself opened fire on the unarmed soldiers at the Christiansborg crossroad. Three of the leaders namely; Sergeant Adjetey, Private Odartey Lamptey and Corporal Attipoe fell dead. Thereafter, riots broke out in Accra. European and Asian stores were looted by the angry mob. The rioters forced open the Central Prison and set free its inmates.

2007-02-09 08:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by CanProf 7 · 1 1

Check out the "Return to the Gold Coast" section

2007-02-09 07:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by pwei34 5 · 0 0

the shoothing

2015-03-18 06:07:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rudolph 1 · 0 0

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