Colony of Gold Coast
British colony

 

 

1821-1957

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Capital Cape Coast (1821-1877)
Accra (1877-1957)
Language(s) English
Government Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
 - 1821-1837 William IV (first)
 - 1952-1957 Elizabeth II (last)
Historical era World War I
 - Colony established 1821
 - Combination with local kingdoms 1901
 - Addition of British Togoland 13 December 1956
 - Independence as Ghana 6 March 1957
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