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2011 in Ghana

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Other events of 2011 Timeline of Ghanian history

2011 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2011.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: John Atta Mills
  • Vice President: John Dramani Mahama
  • Chief Justice: Georgina Theodora Wood
  • Speaker of Parliament: Joyce Bamford-Addo
  • January

  • Ghana sells first oil to Exxon.
  • February

  • 28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.
  • March

  • 6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.
  • April

  • 30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.
  • May

  • 2 May: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, becomes first person to pick up a form to seek the presidential nomination of the ruling party (NDC).
  • 5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.
  • 10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC.
  • 31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
  • June

  • 1 June: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, submits her forms to the NDC executives becoming the second candidate to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
  • 3 June: The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, beat their Congolese counterparts by 3 goals to 1. Goals scored by Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyeman Badu.
  • 4 June: June 4 revolution commemorated in Accra.
  • July

  • 8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.
  • 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
  • April 22 Good Friday
  • 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."

    Deaths

  • 23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCE
  • References

    2011 in Ghana Wikipedia