History timeline
Ghana
12 periods and events, 1482 – today.
Periods and events
| When | Period or event | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1482 | Elmina Castle built埃尔米纳城堡建成 Portuguese trading fort; later a hub of the Atlantic slave trade. | Colonial | Source |
| 1701 – 1901 | Ashanti Empire阿散蒂帝国 Akan state founded by Osei Tutu around the Golden Stool; grew rich on gold. | Dynasty or era | Source |
| 1823 – 1900 | Anglo-Ashanti wars英国—阿散蒂战争 Series of wars ending with the War of the Golden Stool and British annexation. | War | Source |
| 1874 – 1957 | Gold Coast colony黄金海岸殖民地 British crown colony on the coast, later extended inland. | Colonial | Source |
| 1879 | Cocoa introduced引入可可 Tetteh Quarshie brings cocoa from Fernando Po; the Gold Coast becomes the top producer by 1911. | Economy | Source |
| 1948 | Accra riots阿克拉骚乱 Police fire on ex-servicemen's march, sparking the independence movement. | Politics | Source |
| 1957 | Independence独立 First sub-Saharan colony to win independence from European rule. | Politics | Source |
| 1957 – 1966 | Nkrumah era恩克鲁玛时代 Pan-Africanist leader; one-party state from 1964, toppled by a coup. | Politics | Source |
| 1961 – 1965 | Akosombo Dam阿科松博大坝 Hydroelectric dam on the Volta; creates Lake Volta, among the world's largest reservoirs. | Technology | Source |
| 1966 – 1993 | Era of coups政变频仍时期 Alternating military and civilian rule; Jerry Rawlings leads coups in 1979 and 1981. | Politics | Source |
| 1993 – today | Fourth Republic第四共和国 Multiparty democracy with regular peaceful transfers of power. | Politics | Source |
| 1997 – 2006 | Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General科菲·安南任联合国秘书长 First sub-Saharan African to lead the UN; Nobel Peace Prize 2001. | Politics | Source |