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Takyi, the Ghanaian king who led a slave rebellion in Jamaica

Takyi was born into the Fante ethnic group (also part of the Akan) in the Gold Coast. He was a high-ranking chieftain, spoke fluent...

Celebrating Independence Day in Ghana

Today in History, exactly 63 years ago, on 6th March 1957. Ghana gained independence from their colonial masters. Happy Independence Day to Ghana. The day...

Graman Quassi, discoverer of Quassia Tonic

Graman Quassi, the Ghanaian slave in surinam who discovered bitter (quassia amara) tonic for treating fever. Quassi, also spelled Kwesi (ca. 1690 - ca. 1780)...

Carl Christian Reindorf, A History of the Gold Coast and Asante

Carl Christian Reindorf, He was a Gold coast pastor of the Basel Mission, a historian, teacher, farmer, trader and physician in the Gold Coast...

Today in History- The First Legislative Assembly Elections was held

Today in history, exactly 69 years ago, The First Legislative Assembly Elections were held in the Gold Coast (Now Ghana) on February 8, 1951 Elections...

John Mensah Sarbah, an outstanding nationalist of the Gold Coast

John Mensah Sarbah (June 3, 1864-November 27, 1910), patriot and statesman, was one of the most outstanding nationalists of the Gold Coast at the...

Susan Ofori-Atta, the first Ghanaian female doctor in the Gold Coast

Susan Ofori-Atta later known as Susan de-Graft Johnson was  the first Ghanaian female  doctor in the Gold Coast (Now Ghana). Early life Susan Ofori-Atta was born...

Kobina Sekyi, Lawyer-Vowed Never to wear European Cloth:The Blinkards

William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi, better known as Kobina Sekyi is a nationalist, philosopher, lawyer and writer(The Blinkards) in the Gold Coast. Kobina Sekyi, born on November...

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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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