Unit 1

Question 1

Who was the first President of Ghana post-independence?

Answer 1

Kwame Nkrumah

Question 2

What year did Ghana gain independence from British colonial rule?

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

Which political party did Kwame Nkrumah lead in Ghana?

Answer 3

Convention People’s Party (CPP)

Question 4

What was the name of the political ideology promoted by Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana?

Answer 4

Pan-Africanism

Question 5

Which event led to Kwame Nkrumah’s overthrow in 1966?

Answer 5

1966 Ghanaian coup d’état

Question 6

Who was the military leader that took over after Kwame Nkrumah’s overthrow?

Answer 6

Joseph Arthur Ankrah

Question 7

Which political party dominated Ghana’s government after the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah?

Answer 7

National Liberation Council (NLC)

Question 8

Who was the first Prime Minister of Ghana?

Answer 8

Kofi Abrefa Busia

Question 9

Which military leader became Head of State of Ghana in 1972?

Answer 9

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

Question 10

What was the name of the government system in place in Ghana following the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah?

Answer 10

Military rule