[DOC] [TLE] Gold Coast (British colony) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that 
became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957. The first Europeans to arrive 
at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African 
kingdoms, some of which controlled ... Gold Coast to create one colony, which 
became known as the Gold Coast. [DOC] [TLE] History of Ghana - Wikipedia [PAR] The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire. 
The Empire became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after ... In 
1957, when the leaders of the former British colony of the Gold Coast sought ... 
first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rulethey named
... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF GHANA [PAR] HISTORY OF GHANA including The Gold Coast, Colonial period, Independence. 
... between the Tano and Volta rivers until the arrival of Europeans in the 15th 
century. ... of Akwamu, the first African state to control an extensive part of the 
coast. ... territory which becomes independent in 1957 under Nkrumah's 
leadership. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana History Timeline - historic overview of Ghana (Gold Coast ... [PAR] 1471: The Portuguese arrives on the coast of Guinea as the first Europeans. ... 
decides to stop the so-called "trade with Negroes" to the Caribbean colonies. .... 
1957: Ghana is the first of the colonies in sub-Saharan Africa to gain 
independence. ... became one of the most important contributors to the Pan-
African movement,... [DOC] [TLE] African Independence reading [PAR] GHANA: In 1957, Ghana became one of the first African nations to gain 
independence ... In the western Africa colony then called The Gold Coast, the 
Ashanti people ... as the Asian and European monopoly in crop marketing and 
processing. [DOC] [TLE] A Study of the Independence Movement in Ghana - SIT Digital ... [PAR] Oct 1, 1999 ... possible reasons why Ghana was able to become the first African country south 
... in 1957, the Gold Coast became the Republic of Ghana, the first independent 
African ... was able to gain her independence before other countries in Africa. ... I 
was able to find three people who played a part in the struggle. [DOC] [TLE] History of Ghana - GhanaWeb [PAR] Gold Coast & European Exploration: Before March 1957 Ghana was called the ... 
By the latter part of 19th century the Dutch and the British were the only traders 
left. And when the Dutch withdrew in 1874, Britain made the Gold Coast a crown 
colony. ... The first Britons arrived in the early 19th century as traders in Ghana. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana Independence 1957 - Then Again [PAR] Ghana independence day 1957, Ghana independence facts interesting about 
ghana, ghanan. ... European Colonization ... After years of suffering under British 
colonial rule, Ghana, known as the Gold Coast, became the first African State to 
... It was one of the richest countries in Africa before its conquest by the British. [DOC] [TLE] Decolonization, Independence, and the Failure of Politics [PAR] 957 Gold Coast (Ghana) became the first country in sub- aharan Africa to gain 
independence from European colonial rule .... it existed, and called for various 
social and economic reforms in the colonies. They ... The timing of African 
nationalist movements resulted in part from a conscious .... Before 1957, Africans 
were. [DOC] [TLE] Ghana Gains Independence, March 6, 1957 - Student Resources in ... [PAR] After the Asante defeat in 1874, Britain founded the Gold Coast Colony to the 
south of Asante. ... Chief John Aggrey, king of the Cape Coast, proffered one of 
the earliest ... and African opponents that led to their gaining control of modern 
Ghana. ... became the first country in Africa to become independent, on March 6, 
1957,... [DOC] [TLE] Ghana | history - geography | Britannica.com [PAR] May 24, 2016 ... Although relatively small in area and population, Ghana is one of the ... wealth 
and partly because it was the first black African country south of ... were 
constructed by Europeans to protect their

Question: Dubbed the "Gold Coast" by Europeans, in 1957 it became one of the first African colonies to gain independence
Answer: Ghana