2011 in Ghana
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2011 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2011.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: John Atta Mills
- Vice President: John Dramani Mahama
- Chief Justice: Georgina Theodora Wood
- Speaker of Parliament: Joyce Bamford-Addo
Events
[edit]January
[edit]February
[edit]- 28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.[2]
March
[edit]- 6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.[2]
April
[edit]- 30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.[3]
May
[edit]- 2 May: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, becomes first person to pick up a form to seek the presidential nomination of the ruling party (NDC).[4]
- 5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.[5]
- 10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC.[6]
- 31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
June
[edit]- 1 June: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, submits her forms to the NDC executives becoming the second candidate to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
- 3 June: The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, beat their Congolese counterparts by 3 goals to 1. Goals scored by Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyeman Badu.
- 4 June: June 4 revolution commemorated in Accra.
July
[edit]- 8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.[7]
National holidays
[edit]Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".
- January 1: New Year's Day
- March 6: Independence Day
- April 22 Good Friday
- May 1: Labor Day
- December 25: Christmas
- December 26: Boxing Day
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCE[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana sells its first crude oil exports to Exxon". ghanaoilonline.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Npp Opens Nominations For Parliamentary Primaries". Ghanadot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "600 pick up nomination forms for NPP primaries". Adomonline.com. 2011-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Nana Konadu Agyemang takes first step to become NDC Presidential Candidate". www.ghanatoghana.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "President Mills to pick nomination forms today". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Spio-Garbrah picks NDC nomination forms". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "President Mills elected NDC Flag Bearer for Election 2012". www.ghananewsagency.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Chairman of National Commission for Civic Education is dead". gbcghana.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
