Prime Minister of Ghana
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| Prime Minister of Ghana | |
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| Former political post | |
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| First officeholder | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Last officeholder | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Appointer | Governor-General of Ghana (1957–1960) President of Ghana (1969–1972) |
| Political office started | 6 March 1957 |
| Political office ended | 13 January 1972 |
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The Prime Minister of Ghana was the head of government of Ghana from 1957 to 1960 and again from 1969 to 1972.
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[edit] History of the office
The country's first leader and Prime Minister was Kwame Nkrumah of the Convention People's Party (CPP). He held that post from the date of Ghanaian independence – 6 March 1957 to 1 July 1960, when a new constitution came into effect that abolished the position. Nkrumah became President of the Republic, but was later overthrown in a 1966 military coup.
When Ghana returned to civilian rule in 1969, the parliamentary system was restored. The Progress Party (PP), led by Kofi Abrefa Busia, won parliamentary elections and he became Prime Minister on 1 October 1969. Busia's government was deposed in a military coup on 13 January 1972.
A presidential system was instituted in 1979 when civilian rule was re-established. The post of Prime Minister was never revived.
[edit] List of Prime Ministers of Ghana (1957-1972)
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Ghana | Unification of Gold Coast and British Togoland upon independence from Britain | |||
| 6 March 1957 to 1 July 1960 |  |
Dr.h.c. Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister | CPP | Becoming President |
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| 1 July 1960 to 1 October 1969 | Post abolished | |||
| 1 October 1969 to 13 January 1972 |  |
Kofi Abrefa Busia, Prime Minister | PP | Deposed in a coup d'état |
| 13 January 1972 to Present | Post abolished | |||
[edit] Affiliations
| CPP | Convention People's Party authoritarian, socialist, Nkrumah personalist, 1949-1966, 1960-1966 - only legal party |
| PP | Progress Party |
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