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1994 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1994.
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing a border with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east. Ghana covers an area of 239,567 km2 (92,497 sq mi), spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With over 32 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Kumasi, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi.
The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary elections in late 1992. The 1992 constitution divides powers among a president, parliament, cabinet, council of state, and an independent judiciary. The government is elected by universal suffrage.
Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana.
Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II (1945–2002) was the King of Dagbon, the traditional kingdom of the Dagomba people in northern Ghana, from 31 May 1974 until his assassination on 27 March 2002. He was born in August 1945 in Sagnarigu, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. Yakubu II was killed on 27 March 2002 at Yendi, the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon, by unknown people when clashes broke out between the two feuding Gates of Dagbon Kingship. For 600 years the Abudu and Andani clans, named after two sons of the ancient Dagbon king Ya Naa Yakubu I, cordially rotated control of the kingdom centred in Yendi, 530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Accra, the capital of Ghana. A regent acted as sovereign of the kingdom until 18 January 2019 when a new ruler is chosen to occupy the revered Lion Skins of Yendi.
Lieutenant General Joseph Henry Smith was the Ambassador of Ghana to the United States. Smith was the Minister for Defence of Ghana during President John Atta Mills' term of office from 2009 to 2013. He was also Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana Army.
2011 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2011.
Ghana gained independence from the British on 6 March 1957. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The country became a republic on July 1, 1960.
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Ghana.
1999 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1999.
1998 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in 1998.
1997 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1997.
1996 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1996.
1995 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1995.
1993 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1993.
1992 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1992.
1991 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1991.
1990 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1990.
1970s in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the years 1970 to 1979.
1980s in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the years 1980 to 1989.
Konkomba–Nanumba conflict was a tribal war in Northern Ghana in 1994. It was fought between the Konkombas and the Nanumbas, Dagomba and Gonjas tribes on the other side. The basis of the war were tribal claims over land ownership. At least 1000 and as many as 2000 people were killed during the conflict, while 150,000 people were displaced as part of the dispute. Some of the displaced individuals fled to Togo. The Rawlings government was able to slow the conflict by imploring methods that quelled tensions during the fight, eventually leading to much of the conflict being resolved towards the end of 2015.
