[DOC] [TLE] History of Ghana - Wikipedia [PAR] The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire. 
The Empire ... In 1957, when the leaders of the former British colony of the Gold 
Coast ... name for their newly independent statethe first black African nation to 
gain its .... The first Ashanti invasion of the coastal regions took place in 1807; the
... [DOC] [TLE] History of Ghana - GhanaWeb [PAR] Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the 
medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of ... (Mali Empire 
reached its peak of success under Mansa Musa around 1307.) ... ...MORE. Gold 
Coast & European Exploration: Before March 1957 Ghana was called the Gold 
Coast. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana Independence 1957 - Then Again [PAR] Ghana independence day 1957, Ghana independence facts interesting about ... 
Gold Coast, became the first African State to achieve independence in 1957. ... It 
was one of the richest countries in Africa before its conquest by the British. ... On 
March 6, 1957, the state of Ghana, named after the medieval West African empire
,... [DOC] [TLE] Ghana | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] May 24, 2016 ... Country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. ... The 
country takes it name from the great medieval trading empire that ... which the 
future British colony the Gold Coast would take its name), ... Modern-day Ghana, 
which gained its independence on March 6, 1957, consists primarily of... [DOC] [TLE] history of ghana - History World [PAR] HISTORY OF GHANA including The Gold Coast, Colonial period, Independence. 
... Portuguese navigators, working their way down the west African coast, reach 
this ... regions are formally proclaimed a British colony, under the name Gold 
Coast. ... territory which becomes independent in 1957 under Nkrumah's 
leadership. [DOC] [TLE] History - Ghana and Africa - National Museum of Ghana [PAR] The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, 
becoming ... The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the 
ancient Empire of ... the title accorded to the kings of the medieval West African 
Ghana Empire. ... It is said that at its peak, the Asantehene could field 500,000 
troops, and it... [DOC] [TLE] Ghana Gains Independence, March 6, 1957 - Student Resources in ... [PAR] J. B. Danquah (1895-1965), United Gold Coast Convention leader who remained 
... The British took the side of the Fante in an attempt to lessen the Asante's ... 
Following his death in 1847, the British established direct jurisdiction over ... from 
the title of the kings who ruled the medieval West African empire called 
Wagadugu. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana History Timeline - historic overview of Ghana (Gold Coast ... [PAR] The region shares it's early history with all of West Africa. ... The Ghana empire 
was in the Sahel: It included most of present-day Senegal and some ... They all 
take part in the more than 350 years of slave trade. ... ("Ashante" is the European 
spelled version of the name "Asante") .... Kwame Nkrumah on Independence day
... [DOC] [TLE] British Museum - The origins and history of gold-weights [PAR] Origins and histories of African gold-weights in the British Museum. ... 
Contemporary Ghana should not be confused with the historical empire of the 
same name, as it is ... visitors to the Gold Coast as well as colonial (18981957) 
and post-colonial .... dependent on West African gold for the minting of its 
Republican coinage. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana | CIA World Factbook - The best country factbook available ... [PAR] Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 
1981 and ... Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of 
West Africa. ... Formed from the merger of the British colony Gold Coast, The 
Empire of ... sub-Sahara country in colonial Africa to gain its independence in 
1957. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana [PAR] Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th

Question: At its independence in 1957, the Gold Coast took the name of this medieval west African empire
Answer: Ghana