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The National Honours and Awards is a national awards ceremony that honours
Ghanaian people The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 30 million people as of 2020, making up 85% ...
who have rendered distinguished services to
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 various fields and careers. The ceremony is held on 30 June every year in Ghana.


History

The maiden ceremony was held in 1960 when Ghana became a
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 ...
under the auspices of the country's first president,
Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...
. It remained a low key event until 2006 when President John Agyekum Kufour instituted 30 June every year as National Honours Day.


The awards

There are five distinct awards that a recipient is given: * Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana *
Order of the Star of Ghana The Order of the Star of Ghana is the highest award given by the Government of Ghana to any individual who had helped the cause of the country in one way or the other. Recipients of this award are decorated at a state function, chaired by the Pr ...
* Order of the Volta *The Medal for Gallantry *The Grand Medal


See also

* Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana


References

Government of Ghana Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana {{DEFAULTSORT:National Honours and Awards