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Ferdie Ato Adoboe set a world record in 1983 & 1991

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Ghana’s Ferdie Ato Adoboe set a world record in 1983 & 1991 by running 100 metres backwards in 12.7 and 13.6 seconds. With 4 Guinness...

Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah elected as first prime minister of the Gold Coast

Facts and History The Hatman - March 21, 2020 0

Today in History, exactly 68 years ago, on 21 March 1952, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister of the Gold Coast...

The story of William Ansah Sasreku (sessarakoo)

Facts and History The Hatman - March 14, 2020 0

William Ansah Sasreku (sessarakoo): the african prince, son of John Corrantee from Gold coast who was sold into slavery in barbados but gained his...

Full Independence Speech of Kwame Nkrumah

Facts and History The Hatman - March 9, 2020 0

First President Kwame Nkrumah delivered the first independence speech on March 6, 1957 to hundreds of participants including representatives from the British monarch. Read full...

Ghana’s Independence Day Declaration

Facts and History The Hatman - March 6, 2020 0

Did you know Ghana's Flag was once Red, White and Green and had 3 Black Stars?- Research by Counsellor Daniel Fenyi Ghana is 63years old...

Ghana is 63 years today

Facts and History Ghana Legendary - March 6, 2020 0

https://youtu.be/wOEdJDdz690 Dressed in their traditional smock or batakari and hats, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah together with Kojo Botsio, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, Archie Casely Hayford and...

Gold Coast (Ghana) gains independence 6 March 1957

Facts and History The Hatman - March 6, 2020 0

On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and...

Hannah Kudjoe, the unsung Hero of Ghana’s Independence

Facts and History The Hatman - March 5, 2020 0

Hannah Kudjoe, Ghana’s leading woman nationalist in the struggle for independence from British colonial rule in the 1940s and 1950s. Hannah Kudjoe with un-named great-niece,...

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