Which national holiday is celebrated in Ghana on 6 March each year?

Ghana celebrates Independence Day on 6 March each year.

The holiday commemorates Ghana’s independence from the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957. At independence, the country was known as the Gold Coast, and it became the first sub-Saharan African colony to gain independence from European colonial rule in the postwar period. Kwame Nkrumah became the country’s first prime minister and later its first president.

National observances have included parades, cultural programs, speeches, and flag ceremonies. The historic declaration took place in Accra, where large public celebrations marked the birth of the new state.

Ghana’s Independence Day is distinct from Republic Day, observed on 1 July. Republic Day marked Ghana’s transition to a republic in 1960, whereas 6 March commemorates independence from British colonial rule. The country’s name changed from Gold Coast to Ghana at independence.