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Ghana History Page





 * Arrival of the Europeans || 1471- the Portaguese arrive on the cost of Guinea  ||
 * The Slave Trade || 1700's- Southerb Kingdoms are deeply involved in the south trade  ||
 * British Crown Colony || 1877- Accra becomes the capital of the colony ||
 * Independence || March 6,1957- Ghana becomes a free country  ||
 * Rawlings || 1979- Jerry Rawlings, (AFRC) takes power, it is the army from Ghana ||
 * New President Election || April 2001- Ghana accepts a IMF/world bank plan for debt relief. ||


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Current Event: Brazlian compoy Ghana biofuels join venture Who is Involved: UNCTAD, Brazilian compony Where is it: Int he central of Ghana When did it happen: Brazilian is going to put a ethanol from sugar cane in the central of Ghana Their is going to be a growth of about 27,000 hectares a year.150 million liters of ethanol per year. The chief or president John Agyekun Kufuor head of state has decieded this.

Resource: ghanaweb.com