Sources: Ghana
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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5 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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Reference work · Independent publication
Gold Coast general elections, 1951, 1954 and 1956 (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia articles, consulted via citation, giving the results of the pre-independence Gold Coast general elections: the CPP won 34 of 38 elected seats in 1951, 72 of 104 seats in the first full-adult-suffrage election of 1954, and 71 of 104 seats in 1956.
Cited on: Ghana, History: Ghana · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Government perspective or primary official source
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Ghana Independence Act, 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz. 2, c. 6) (7 February 1957) link
Digitised copy of the Act, sourced from the National Archives of the United Kingdom via the CVCE (Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe) digital archive. Received Royal Assent 7 February 1957.
Cited on: Ghana, History: Ghana · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly resolution 1118 (XI): Admission of Ghana to membership in the United Nations (United Nations, 8 March 1957) link
Decides to admit Ghana to UN membership, adopted at the 668th plenary meeting, 8 March 1957.
Cited on: Ghana, History: Ghana · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 124 (1957) (United Nations, 7 March 1957) link
Recommends to the General Assembly the admission of Ghana, adopted unanimously at the 775th meeting.
Cited on: Ghana, History: Ghana · Source record
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Reference work · Independent publication
What is the significance of the 1948 Accra Riots? (World History Edu) link
Independent historical account, consulted via citation, of the February 1948 Accra riots, which spread to Nsawam, Koforidua, Akuse and Kumasi and caused 29 deaths and 237 further casualties, and of Kwame Nkrumah's founding of the Convention People's Party on 12 January 1949.
Cited on: Ghana, History: Ghana · Source record