Ghanian History By alexdaar Jan 1, 1460 Ethnic Groups of Ghana settle in their curretn locations Period: Jan 1, 1460 to Dec 7, 2000 Timespan Jan 1, 1471 First European contact whith Ghana Jan 1, 1482 Portuguese set up trade settlement. Jan 1, 1697 Rise of European contact in Ghana/ rise of the Asante Empire Jan 1, 1745 Consolidation of the Asante Empire Jan 1, 1824 Start of the Asante War between them and the British Jan 1, 1873 Last Asante invasion of the coast. Jan 1, 1874 Britain establishes the Gold Coast Colony/ cocoa is introduced to Ghana Aug 10, 1874 Britain proclaims Ghana a protectorate. Mar 18, 1947 United Gold Goast Convention formed Jul 22, 1949 Kwame Nkumrah leads the Convention People's Party Jan 1, 1951 New Constitution leads to genreal elections in Ghana. Jan 1, 1957 CPP wins two thirds of the vote Mar 6, 1957 Ghana becomes independent Jul 6, 1960 Ghana becomes a republic, shortly followed by a military coup. Jan 1, 1993 Fourth republic of Ghana is created Dec 7, 2000 Presidentisal and Parliamentary elections occur for the first time.
