2011 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 2011.

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 ...

: John Atta Mills *

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: John Dramani Mahama * Chief Justice:

Georgina Theodora Wood Georgina Theodora Wood (née Lutterodt; born 8 June 1947) is a Ghanaian judge and also a former police prosecution officer. She was the Chief Justice of Ghana and the first woman to occupy that position. She retired in 2017 after five decades ...

Speaker of Parliament The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerfo ...

Joyce Bamford-Addo Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo, (born 26 March 1937) is a Ghanaian barrister and judge who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2009 to 2013. She was previously a Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice o ...

Events

January

* Ghana sells first oil to

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February

*28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.

March

*6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.

April

*30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.

May

*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). *5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC. *10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah,

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of the

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(CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC. *31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries

June

*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

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, 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

*8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.

National holidays

Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays". * January 1:

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* March 6: Independence Day * April 22

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* May 1:

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* December 25:

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* December 26:

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

Births

Deaths

*23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCE

References

{{2011 in Africa Years of the 21st century in Ghana

2010s in Ghana