Happy 75th Birthday To His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah; the 16th Asantehene, enstooled on 26th April 1999.
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Did you know ?
In 1965, Ghana underwent a major currency changeover, moving from the Ghanaian pound (£) to the cedi (¢) and pesewa system
This was part of President Kwame Nkrumah's economic reforms, aimed at consolidating national identity 🇬🇭
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Kwame Nkrumah's initial cabinet in 1957 consisted of 12 ministers.
In 1965, he reshuffled his government, appointing 12 new ministers and reassigning others to different portfolios🇬🇭
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Ghana State Farms (1962)
The State Farms Corporation was established in 1962 to manage large-scale farms across the country.
They were created to boost agricultural production, ensure national food security, and reduce the country's dependence on imported food
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Dr. Kwadwo Afari- Gyan, Ghana's longest-serving Electoral Commissioner🇬🇭
He served as the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana from 1993 to 2015, a tenure spanning 22 years and the first substantive chairman of the commission under Ghana's Fourth Republic
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On 19 August 1962, Ghana Black Stars drew 3–3 with European champions Real Madrid in a friendly at the Accra Sports Stadium.
After the match, Santiago Bernabéu pinned the club’s badge on the chest of Ghana’s President Kwame Nkrumah, as a mark of respect.
🇬🇭Throwback to 2007 ,when Ghana under President Kuffuor re-denominated the cedi knocking four zeros off
By removing four digits,Ghana cedi became the highest denominated currency unit issued in Africa
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Exactly 69 years ago today, on 6th March 1957, Ghana gained independence from Britain, becoming the First sub-Saharan nation in Africa to break free from colonial rule🇬🇭🇬🇭
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