Events of
2019
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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 ...
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Incumbents
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President
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*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 ...
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Nana Akufo-Addo
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...
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Vice President
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Mahamudu Bawumia
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Chief Justice:
Sophia Akuffo
Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo (born 20 December 1949) was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 2017 until 20 December 2019. Prior to that, she had already been a Judge in the Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995.
Education
The daughter of a Presbyter ...
(until December 20)
Events
* 7 April - Ghanaian pro wrestler
Kofi Kingston wins the
WWE Championship
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at
WrestleMania 35
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Births
Deaths
* 19 June -
Etika
Desmond Daniel Amofah (May 12, 1990 – June 19, 2019), better known as Etika, was an American YouTuber and online streamer. He was best known for his highly energetic reactions to ''Super Smash Bros.'' character reveals and Nintendo Direct p ...
,
Ghanaian-American
Ghanaian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Ghanaian people, Ghanaian ancestry or Ghanaian immigrants who became naturalized citizen of the United States.
History
Early history
The first people to arrive from the re ...
youtuber and son of
Owuraku Amofah
Emmanuel Owuraku Amofah (born 8 February 1956; sometimes written as Amofa) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer from Kibi who served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana for Abuakwa Central constituency from 1992 to 1996. He is a former deputy ...
References
2010s in Ghana
Years of the 21st century in Ghana
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 ...
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 ...
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