List of the Governments of Ghana
The list of Ghana's governments chronologically lists the military or democratic governments of the West African state of Ghana since independence in 1957 .
Main Products: See the articles on the individual governments or as a general overview: the history of Ghana
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Period | government | Remarks |
Independence process (1957-1960) |
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March 6, 1957 - July 1, 1960 | Nkrumah government | President Kwame Nkrumah |
First Republic (1960–1966) |
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July 1, 1960 - February 24, 1966 | Nkrumah government | President Kwame Nkrumah |
Military government (1966–1969) |
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February 24, 1966 - September 30, 1969 | National Liberation Council | President Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
Second Republic (1969–1972) |
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October 1, 1969 - August 7, 1970 | Presidential Commission of Ghana | President Akwasi Afrifa |
August 7, 1970 - August 31, 1970 | Presidential Commission of Ghana | President Nii Amaa Ollennu |
August 31, 1970 - January 13, 1972 | Busia government | President Edward Akufo-Addo , Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia |
Military government (1972–1979) |
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January 13, 1972 - October 8, 1975 | National Redemption Council | President Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
October 9, 1975 - July 5, 1978 | Supreme Military Council | President Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
July 5, 1978 - June 4, 1979 | Supreme Military Council | President Fred Akuffo |
June 4, 1979 - September 24, 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | President Jerry Rawlings |
Third Republic (1979–1981) |
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September 24, 1979 - December 31, 1981 | Limann government | President Hilla Limann |
Military government (1981-1993) |
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December 31, 1981 - January 7, 1993 | Provisional National Defense Council | President Jerry Rawlings |
Fourth Republic (since 1993) |
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January 7, 1993 - January 7, 2001 | Rawlings Government | President Jerry Rawlings |
January 7, 2001 - January 7, 2009 | Government of Kufuor | President John Agyekum Kufuor |
January 7, 2009 - January 2013 | Atta-Mills government | President John Atta-Mills |
since January 2013 | Mahama government | President John Dramani Mahama |
See also
- List of presidents of Ghana
- List of Foreign Ministers of Ghana
- List of Ghanaian politicians
- List of political parties in Ghana
- List of Chief Justice's of Ghana
- Political system of Ghana