A West African country bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana is bounded by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It compares in size to Oregon, and its largest river is the Volta.
That cargo is gold, and the Gold Coast becomes the European name for this part of Africa. The trade in gold with the Europeans makes possible the development in the early 17th century of Akwamu, the first African state to control an extensive part of the coast.
Called the Gold Coast, the area was first seen by Portuguese traders in 1470. They were followed by the English (1553), the Dutch (1595), and the Swedes (1640). British rule over the Gold Coast began in 1820, but it was not until after quelling the severe resistance of the Ashanti in 1901 that it was firmly established. British Togoland, formerly a colony of Germany, was incorporated into Ghana by referendum in 1956. Created as an independent country on March 6, 1957, Ghana, as the result of a plebiscite became a republic on July 1, 1960.
The present banner of the Republic of Ghana was received on February 28, 1966. The banner was planned by Mrs. Theodosia Salome Okoh and was initially received on March 6, 1957, after the nation's independence from the Britain. The banner experienced a couple of adjustments; somewhere around 1964 and 1966 when the center gold stripe was supplanted by a white one.
The flag of the Republic of Ghana has three horizontal stripes: red (top), gold (middle), and green (bottom). The colors used in the flag are the Pan-African colors. Red represents the revolutionary spirit and the sacrifices of the country's martyrs in their fight for independence; gold symbolizes the abundance of minerals found in this nation; and green represents the lush greenery, natural resources, and the forests of Ghana.
The center stripe includes a five-pointed dark star that stands for the liberation of the country and the solidarity showed by the comrades in their battle against the expansionism. The star was acquired from the banner of a delivery line called Black Star Line. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of Ghana Flag history right at home.
That cargo is gold, and the Gold Coast becomes the European name for this part of Africa. The trade in gold with the Europeans makes possible the development in the early 17th century of Akwamu, the first African state to control an extensive part of the coast.
Called the Gold Coast, the area was first seen by Portuguese traders in 1470. They were followed by the English (1553), the Dutch (1595), and the Swedes (1640). British rule over the Gold Coast began in 1820, but it was not until after quelling the severe resistance of the Ashanti in 1901 that it was firmly established. British Togoland, formerly a colony of Germany, was incorporated into Ghana by referendum in 1956. Created as an independent country on March 6, 1957, Ghana, as the result of a plebiscite became a republic on July 1, 1960.
The present banner of the Republic of Ghana was received on February 28, 1966. The banner was planned by Mrs. Theodosia Salome Okoh and was initially received on March 6, 1957, after the nation's independence from the Britain. The banner experienced a couple of adjustments; somewhere around 1964 and 1966 when the center gold stripe was supplanted by a white one.
The flag of the Republic of Ghana has three horizontal stripes: red (top), gold (middle), and green (bottom). The colors used in the flag are the Pan-African colors. Red represents the revolutionary spirit and the sacrifices of the country's martyrs in their fight for independence; gold symbolizes the abundance of minerals found in this nation; and green represents the lush greenery, natural resources, and the forests of Ghana.
The center stripe includes a five-pointed dark star that stands for the liberation of the country and the solidarity showed by the comrades in their battle against the expansionism. The star was acquired from the banner of a delivery line called Black Star Line. Flag Company Inc decided to assist with the history development by providing special decals and banners to make it easy to build a bit of Ghana Flag history right at home.
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