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2006 in Ghana

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2006 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2006.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: John Kufuor
  • Vice President: Alhaji Alihu Mahama

    • January

  • 23rd - Archbishop Peter Derry is appointed Cardinal by The Vatican at age 88

    • March

  • 6 March - 49th independence anniversary
  • 25th - Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II inducted Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
  • 29th - Ghana experiences solar eclipse

    • June

  • June - The national football team the Black Stars play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

    • December

  • 21st - NDC holds delegates' congress, John Atta Mills emerges presidential candidate for the third time

    • National holidays

    Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".

  • January 1: New Year's Day
  • March 6: Independence Day
  • May 1: Labor Day
  • December 25: Christmas
  • December 26: Boxing Day

    • In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

    References

    2006 in Ghana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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