The Veterans Association of Ghana is an association of former servicemen and women of the

Gold Coast Regiment The Ghana Regiment is an infantry regiment that forms the main fighting element of the Ghanaian Army (GA). History The regiment was formed in 1879 as the Gold Coast Constabulary, from personnel of the Hausa Constabulary of Southern Nigeria, to p ...

and the

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. It started originally as the Gold Coast Legion was formed in 1944 as a branch of what was then known as the British Empire Services League. It is now the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. The first patron of the association was the

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Sir Alan Burns. It became the Ghana Legion on the Gold Coast attaining its independence from the

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. The legal basis of the association is currently bound by a 1974 decree of the

National Redemption Council The National Redemption Council (NRC) was the ruling Ghana military government from 13 January 1972 to 9 October 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I. K. Acheampong, who was thus also the head of state of Ghana. Duration of rule The NRC came into ...

, the NRCD 285. There are currently proposals for its overhaul but these are still in the discussion stages. Nonetheless, VAG formerly known as Veterans Association of Ghana is now Veterans Administration of Ghana

External source

VAG on Ghana Military website
{{Authority control Veterans' organizations Organizations established in 1944 Non-profit organisations based in Ghana 1944 establishments in Africa