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Ghana was a Commonwealth realm between 6 March 1957 and 1 July 1960, before it became the Republic of Ghana. It was the first western African country to achieve independence. British rule ended in 1957, when the Ghana Independence Act 1957 transformed the British Crown Colony of the Gold Coast into the independent sovereign Commonwealth realm of Ghana.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Heads of State of Ghana (1957 – To Date) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Queen Elizabeth II (1952 – ) )〕 The British monarch remained head of state, and Ghana shared its Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Ghana. The royal succession was governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701.〔〔 The following governors-general held office in Ghana during the commonwealth realm period: #Charles Noble Arden-Clarke (6 March – 24 June 1957) #William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel (24 June 1957 – 1 July 1960) A referendum was held on 27 April 1960, with 88.47% percent of the Ghanaian people voting in favour of a republic, 11.53% against. The republic was declared and the monarchy abolished on 1 July 1960. Elizabeth II did not reside in or visit Ghana between 1957 and 1960, but she did visit: *1961 (9–20 November): as Head of the Commonwealth *1999 (7–9 November): as Head of the Commonwealth Kwame Nkrumah held office as prime minister (and head of government). Following the abolition of the monarchy, a presidential election was held, which Nkrumah won, and subsequently he became the first President of Ghana. == References == * http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Ghana.html * http://www.archontology.org/nations/ghana/01_polity.php * http://www.archontology.org/nations/ghana/00_1957_1960_s.php * http://www.archontology.org/nations/ghana/00_1957_1960_gg.php * http://www.francisbennion.com/pdfs/fb/1962/1962-001-074-ghana-pt1-ch2.pdf 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ghana (Commonwealth realm)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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