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Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party won legislative elections
This was the first time the African majority controlled the government in Ghana. -
Ghana gains independence.
Ghana was the first African country to gain independence from Britain. -
Nkrumah was elected as president of Ghana
This is important because it was the first time Ghana had an official leader since their independence from Britain. -
Nkrumah, the president, was deposed by a military coup.
He was deposed largely due to how his socialist policies had lowered the standard of living in Ghana. -
Kofi Abrefa Busia is elected prime minister after the deposition of Nkrumah
This was when the government had begun to regain stability, yet the people were still displeased. -
The military takes over the government again.
This is mainly because the people of Ghana were discontented by the austerity measures put in place by the government. -
Jerry Rawlings overthrows the government
The Flight Lieutenant, along with junior officers and enlisted men, arrested and executed several government officials, and turned the power over to a civilian government. -
Jerry Rawlings takes over the government again.
This time he proceeded to outlaw political parties, suspend the constitution, and established a Provisional National Defense Council. -
A national assembly is established.
The assembly represents all walks of life and later plans to draft a constitution to legalize political parties and provide for elections. -
Jerry Rawlings is legally elected as president.
This was Jerry Rawlings's final term as president. -
John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party becomes president.
This was the very first nonviolent transfer of power in Ghana's independent history. -
John Atta Mills is elected as president but also dies in office.
This was the first time in Ghana's independent history in which a president died in the same year he was elected. -
Vice President John Dramani Mahama is officially declared the winner of the 2012 election.
John Dramani Mahama had actually already been president for a year since John Atta Mills died in office. -
Accra has a flood that kills over 50 people.
Accra is prone to flooding due to the weak drain infrastructure, yet this flood inspired some flood prevention measures (these measures include demolishing people's homes nearby a lagoon). -
Nana Akufo-Addo wins the presidential election.
This is the most recent of a series of peaceful transitions to power since 1992.
