Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Kofi Abrefa Busia dies in London (Today in History)

Today in History, exactly 42 years ago, Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, Prime Minister of the 2nd Republic of Ghana died from a heart attack...

EDWARD AKUFFO-ADDO NAMED PRESIDENT OF THE 2ND REPUBLIC

Today in History, on Aug. 28, 1970. Edward Akuffo-Addo is named President of Ghana. He was the only other member of the Big Six,...

Ghana Beat Brazil 3-2 To Lift the FIFA U-17 WC In Ecuador 1995.

Today in Football History, On the 20th of August, 1995, Ghana Beat Brazil 3-2 To Lift the FIFA U-17 WC In Ecuador 1995. Ghana...

Demerara rebellion of 1823, Quamina Gladstone

Quamina Gladstone, most often referred to simply as Quamina, was an enslaved Guyanese, a Coromantee, who was father of Jack Gladstone. Quamina and his...

Meet Bernice Dapaah; the Ghanaian woman building bikes from bamboo

Bernice Dapaah is a Ghanaian entrepreneur who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative in Kumasi. This Initiative addresses...

The Berbice Slave Rebellion of 1763

Cuffy (variously Coffy, Kofi or Koffi) was an Akan slave who was transported to the Dutch colony of Berbice; present-day Guyana. He led a...

The University College of the Gold Coast (Now University of Ghana)

Today in history, The University College of the Gold Coast (Now University of Ghana) was founded by Ordinance on August 11, 1948 for the...

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Tried in Kulungugu bomb attack

Today in history, on 9 August 1963 (exactly 57 years ago today, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei (foreign minister), Tawia Adamafio (information minister), and Hugh Horatio Cofie-Crabbe...

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Nii Kwabena Bonne II- Today in History led a boycott of all European goods

Today in History, Nii Kwabena Bonne II organized a boycott of all European goods in response to their high...
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Rosemond Nkansah – first female Ghanaian police

Rosemond Nkansah, the first Ghanaian woman to be enlisted into the Ghana Police Service, then the Gold Coast Police...

Melody Millicent Danquah, first female Ghanaian pilot

Melody Millicent Danquah, She was Ghana's First Female Pilot and Squadron Leader. She was the first to...

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Ghana National Grand Mosque, second Largest in West Africa.

Ghana National Grand Mosque, it is the second largest...

Ghana confirms new cases of Coronavirus

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed five (5)...
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