2006 in Ghana details events of note that happened in
Ghana in the year 2006.
Incumbents
*
President:
John Kufuor
*
Vice President:
Aliu Mahama
*
Chief Justice:
George Kingsley Acquah
Justice George Kingsley Acquah (4 March 1942 – 25 March 2007) was the twenty-third (23rd ) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana(the eleventh since independence). He was appointed as Chief Justice on 4 July 2003 and was the incumbent u ...
Events
January
*23rd - Archbishop Peter Derry is appointed
Cardinal
Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to:
Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
by
The Vatican at age 88
February
March
*6 March - 49th
independence anniversary
*25th - Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II inducted
Chancellor
Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...
of
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
[
*29th - Ghana experiences ]solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
April
May
June
* June - The national football team the Black Stars play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...
July
August
September
October
November
December
*21st - NDC holds delegates' congress, John Atta Mills emerges presidential candidate for the third time
Date unknown
* Emmanuel Arthur, a Ghanaian journalist is awarded the Ghana Journalists Association Television News Reporter of the year.
National holidays
Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".
* January 1: 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 ...
* March 6: Independence Day
* May 1: 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 ...
* December 25: Christmas
* December 26: 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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