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Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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- 04https://perso.wanadoo.fr/
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 5). Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076153
South African History Online (2012) 'Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076153 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076153, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076153. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, is the first sub-Saharan African country to acquire independence. Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the first." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076153.
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