Ghana officially gained independence from Great Britain on March 6, 1957. It was the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence from a European colonial power. Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister, and Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth. Ghana’s independence spurred other African countries to pursue their own sovereignty.
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