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eventREF E-0095952Revised

27 June 1961

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

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa

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

How we know this

  1. 01BBC, ‘1957: Ghana celebrates independence’, [online], available at https://news.bbc.co.uk (Accessed: 23 May 2013)
  2. 02O’Malley, P. ‘1961’, from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, [online], available at www.nelsonmandela.org.za (Accessed: 23 May 2013)

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2013, June 21). Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095952

South African History Online (2013) 'Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa', South African History Online, 21 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095952 (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

South African History Online, Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095952, (accessed 8 November 2026).

"Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa." South African History Online, 21 June 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095952. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Ghana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa." South African History Online. June 21, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095952.

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