Honors the founders of Ghana
Commemorates the formation of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and honors the contributions of 'The Big Six' and others who led Ghana's independence movement.
Public
Founders' Day
Honors the founders of Ghana
What this holiday commemorates
On this day in African history
- 1968 President Alphonse Massamba-Debat of the Republic of Congo resumes office one day after having been ousted by a military coup.
- 1983 President of Upper Volta, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, is ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara. · Burkina Faso
- 1984 The Republic of Upper Volta is Renamed Burkina Faso.
- 1993 The Government of the Republic of Rwanda and the Rwandan Patriotic Front sign a peace agreement, ending the Rwandan civil war.Â