1992 in Ghana details events of note that happened in

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

in the year 1992.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Jerry John Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the de ...

* Chief Justice:

Philip Edward Archer Philip Edward Archer (22 February 1925 – 10 May 2002) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1991 and 1995.Joe Bradford NyinahEx-Chief Justice gets State Honour '' Daily Graphic'', 19 May 2000 He was the eighth person to hold this position si ...

Events

January

February

March

*6th - 35th

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

anniversary held.

April

*28th - final draft

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of Ghana is unanimously approved in a

referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

May

*8th -

Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 194712 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the de ...

Chairman of the

Provisional National Defence Council The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup ...

(PNDC) accepts

oaths Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to gi ...

to be sworn by government officials. *18th - Ban on political party activities lifted.

June

July

*1st -

Republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

day celebrations held across the country.

August

September

October

November

*3rd - Presidential elections held across the country.

December

*Annual

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s' Day celebrations held in all regions of the country. *29th - parliamentary elections held.

Births

* 1 January:

Daniel Kofi Agyei Daniel Kofi Agyei (born 1 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Italian club Casale as a midfielder. Career Agyei made his Serie A debut for Fiorentina on 16 May 2010 in a match against Bari when he came on as a ...

, footballer * 5 January:

Afriyie Acquah Afriyie Acquah ( ; born 5 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Ghana national team. Early life He speaks Italian, having learnt from his private tutor since he mo ...

, footballer * 10 January:

Christian Atsu Christian Atsu Twasam (10 January 1992 – ) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back. Atsu began his career with Porto, also spending a seas ...

, footballer * 11 July:

Joseph Baffo Joseph Baffoe (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Halmstads BK as a centre-back. Club career Baffoe started off in IFK Värnamo and played there at senior level for one year. After that he signed for Allsv ...

, footballer * 1 December:

Masahudu Alhassan Masahudu Alhassan (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He made eight appearances for the Ghana national team between 2011 and 2012. Club career Alhassan spent his early career with the youth te ...

, footballer * 19 December:

Bright Addae Bright Christopher Addae (also spelled Addai; born 19 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Wa All Stars Born in Wa, Addae began his career with Wa All Stars. Parma and loan deals I ...

, footballer

Deaths

National holidays

* 1 January:

New Year's Day New Year's Day is a festival observed in most of the world on 1 January, the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar. 1 January is also New Year's Day on the Julian calendar, but this is not the same day as the Gregorian one. Wh ...

* 6 March: Independence Day * 1 May:

Labor Day Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...

* 25 December:

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around t ...

* 26 December:

Boxing day Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day, occurring on the second day of Christmastide (26 December). Though it originated as a holiday to give gifts to the poor, today Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday. It ...

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

References

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