ON AUGUST 3, 1956: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE WITH THE NAME GHANA

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 Today In History

 On 3 August 1956, the Gold Coast Assembly adopted Kwame Nkrumah's resolution demanding independence from Britain. The British Government stated it would agree to a firm date for independence if a reasonable majority for such a step were obtained in the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly after a general election.




Following the election of the colonial Gold Coast's first legislative assembly to include African leaders on July 17, 1956, a vote for independence from the British Commonwealth was passed at a tally of 72 representatives with 32 abstaining. The opposition did not attend the debate and the measure was passed unanimously by all of the members in attendance. The British authority accepted the vote without contest and independence was set for March 6, 1957



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