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Public in Ghana
New Year's Day in Ghana
First day of the calendar year
Quick Facts
Pre-Independence
Established before national independence
🏛️ Historical
Global Celebration
Observed worldwide
🌍 Universal
Holiday Type
Classification in Ghana
Public
Established
Officially instituted in Ghana
1957
Practical Information in Ghana
Banks
Banks are closed
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Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
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Calendar Systems
gregorian
What this holiday commemorates
On this day in African history
- 1928 Milton Margai returns to Sierra Leone as the Protectorate's first indigenous medical doctor and enters the Colonial Medical Service. · Sierra Leone
- 1929 Abbé Fulbert Youlou enters the Petit Séminaire of Brazzaville, beginning formal Catholic religious training that shapes his later political identity. · Republic of the Congo
- 1948 Milton Margai publishes "Welfare Work in a Secret Society" in African Affairs, documenting collaboration with the Sande society to modernize maternal... · Sierra Leone
- 1950 Milton Margai retires from the Colonial Medical Service to dedicate himself fully to political organization and constitutional reform. · Sierra Leone
- 1956 Ahmed Sékou Touré elected as a deputy to the French National Assembly in Paris, using the platform to critique colonial policy. · France
- 1958 Milton Margai narrowly defeats Albert Margai in an internal SLPP leadership contest that exposes ideological divisions within the independence movemen... · Sierra Leone
In Ghana, around 1957
- 1957 Ghana gains independence from British imperial rule under Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah, becoming the first sub-Saharan colony to achieve sovereign sta... · Ghana
- 1957 (c.) Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa expelled from Adisadel College in Cape Coast, ending his secondary education and his ambition to study law. · Ghana
- 1957 (c.) Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa enlists in the Ghana Armed Forces and begins officer cadet training at the Regular Officers' Special Training School in Teshie,... · Ghana
Historical Timeline
1957
Instituted in Ghana
🇬🇭Holiday officially established in Ghana
📅 Established2026
Last observed in Ghana
🇬🇭Final celebration recorded in Ghana
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Ghana
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Ghana
Last observed: 2026
Public Holiday
Date: January 1, 2024