• Source: 2011 in Ghana

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




Incumbents


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




Events






= January

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Ghana sells first oil to Exxon.




= February

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28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.




= March

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6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.




= April

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




= May

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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

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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

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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."




Births






Deaths


23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCE




References

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