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United Gold Coast Convention

political organization, Ghana
Also known as: UGCC
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The United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was a political organization founded in 1947 in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) that advocated for constitutional reforms and eventual self-government. Kwame Nkrumah, initially the UGCC's general secretary, later split from the party in 1949 to form the Convention People's Party (CPP). The CPP, with broader popular support, campaigned for immediate self-government, utilizing strikes and protests under the slogan "Self-government now". This movement was instrumental in the Gold Coast gaining independence and becoming Ghana on March 6, 1957, making it the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve independence.123

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