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Modern Ghana
The End of an Era: Operation Cold Chop and the Fall of Ghana's First Republic
- Kwame Nkrumah
- First Republic
- National Liberation Council (NLC)
- Military Coup
- Operation Cold Chop
- Ghana Armed Forces
- Accra
- Cold War
- Pan-Africanism
- Convention People's Party (CPP)
- Political Instability
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Chapter 1
Ghana on the Brink: Seeds of Discontent in the First Republic
Examines the political, economic, and social landscape of Ghana under Kwame Nkrumah leading up to the coup. This includes analysis of the one-party state, the Preventive Detention Act, economic challenges, perceived corruption, and the growing disaffection within the military and civil service.
Sources & References
- Afrifa, A. A. (1967). The Ghana Coup, 24th February 1966. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
- Ocran, A. K. (1968). A Myth is Broken: An Account of the Ghana Coup d'Etat of 24th February 1966. Longmans.
- Nkrumah, K. (1969). Dark Days in Ghana. Panaf Books.
- Austin, D. (1970). Politics in Ghana, 1946-1960. Oxford University Press. (Provides crucial context for Nkrumah's rise and early rule).
- Birmingham, W., Neustadt, I., & Omaboe, E. N. (Eds.). (1967). A Study of Contemporary Ghana: Some Aspects of Social Structure. Allen & Unwin. (Offers economic and social context of the period).
