1874 Establishment of the Gold Coast crown

Commonwealth of Ghana >> is a country located in West Africa. Ghana was owner-occupied in pre-compound clock times by a figure of older kingdoms principally Akan, letting in Akwamu on the East Coast, the Ashanti Imperium and varied internal Fante and the non-Akan, Ga, and similar sheep, on the Sea-coast and midland. Deal with European provinces expanded after meet with the Portuguese in the 15th century and the British built the of the Gold Seashore top in 1874.

Ghana is the second hugest chocolate manufacturer in the universe and is as well domestic to Lake Volta, the widest unnatural lake in the globe by country.

Up-to-date Ghana consists a territory that was the Imperium of Ashanti, one of the virtually important countries in sub-Saharan Africa ahead involved principle. Akan migratory to the south and established
various land-lands, taking the starting large Akan Imperium Bono, now known as Ghana Brong-Ahafo. Much of the current country of south-central Ghana combined below the Emporium of Ashanti Ashanti some bodies, a branch of the Akan someone’s of the 16th century.
Ashanti government operated 1st as a loose electronic network and finally as a centralized kingdom innovative, extremely specialized bureaucracy in the middle of Kumasi. It is said that at its height, Acanthine to 500 000 soldiers in the orbit and had special soldier like power to all its neighbors. Ga someone’s built an efficient service in 1500 and Gonja, Dagomba and Mamprusi as well advertised for political power in 1620.
The 1st European touches with the Portuguese who come in Ghana in the 15th century, direction on general get at to gold. The Portuguese basic landed on a coastal city colonized by the Fante nation and they called up Elmina, which way " mine" in Portuguese. In 1481, King John II of Portugal authorized Diogo d' Azambuja to figure Elmina Castle, which was full in three years. Their goal was to Sell in gold, off-white and slaves, consolidating their political force and economical successful in the part.
Organized by combining the Gold Seacoast and British Togo-land by the UN-sponsored referendum in 1956, Ghana was the first in sub-Saharan African rural area made independence in 1957