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Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa

This Day in History: June 27, 1961
Additional Date: June 27, 1961
The government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest against apartheid. Ghana was one of the first African states to call on South African government to abolish its apartheid policy. The country gained independence in 1957 from Britain and became the first in