Answer:
(i) Ghana, a West African country was a
British colony.
(ii)
It became independent in 1957 and was among the first countries in Africa to
gain independence.
(iii)
Kwame Nkrumah, son of a goldsmith was active in the independence struggle and
after independence, he became the first Prime Minister and then the President
of Ghana.
(iv)
He got himself elected as the President for life. Soon after in 1966, he was
overthrown by the military.
(v)
Like Ghana, most countries that became democracies after gaining independence
had a mixed record. They could not remain democracies for long. So, Ghana too
could not remain a democracy for long.
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