Gold Coast (region) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gold Coast was the name for a region on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa that was rich in gold, petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. This former region is now known as the country Ghana .
Gold Coast (British colony) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Gold Coast was a British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana. [3] The term Gold Coast is also often used to describe all of the four separate jurisdictions that were under the administration of the Governor of the Gold Coast.
Gold Coast | Slave Trade, Colonialism & Independence
WEB5 days ago · Gold Coast, section of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, in Africa. It extends approximately from Axim, Ghana, or nearby Cape Three Points, in the west to the Volta River in the east and is so called because it was an important source of gold. An area of intense colonial rivalry from the 17th.
Gold Coast - Slavery and Remembrance
WEBGold Coast is a former British colony in West Africa known today as the Republic of Ghana. In the transatlantic slave trade era, Europeans identified the region as the Gold Coast because of the large supplies of and market for gold that existed there.
Ghana - Independence, Gold Coast, Kwame Nkrumah | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · Ghana - Independence, Gold Coast, Kwame Nkrumah: Nkrumah saw independent Ghana as a spearhead for the liberation of the rest of Africa from colonial rule and the establishment of a socialist African unity under his leadership.
European arrival and the impact on Ghana's Gold Coast
WEBThe arrival of Portuguese explorers on the Fanti coast in 1471 marked a pivotal moment in the history of the Gold Coast, known for its abundant mineral wealth, particularly gold. This event heralded the beginning of European contact with the region, shaping its trajectory for centuries to come.
Kwame Nkrumah | Biography, Education, | Britannica
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Kwame Nkrumah (born September 1909, Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]—died April 27, 1972, Bucharest, Romania) was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana.
Ghana - Gold Coast - Country Profile - Nations Online Project
WEBA virtual guide to Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast, a country in western Africa just north of the Equator. Situated between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, and bordered by Burkina Faso in north and by the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) in south.
THE GOLD COAST: The New State of Ghana - TIME
WEBBefore dawn the recorded radio beat of tom-toms sounded out across the cocoa plantations and straw-hut villages of the Gold Coast, awakening hundreds of African officials and thousands of...
History of Ghana - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History
WEBTaking its name from the medieval West African kingdom of Ghana when it gained political independence in 1957, the former British colony of the Gold Coast is known for its pan-African stance, gold and cocoa production, and national commitment to …