Monarchy of Ghana
Monarchy of Ghana | |
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Royal Flag of Ghana | |
Queen Elizabeth II in profile on a stamp from the Gold Coast overprinted for Ghanaian independence, 1957 | |
Details | |
Style | Her Majesty |
First monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Last monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Formation | 6 March 1957 |
Abolition | 1 July 1960 |
Residence |
United Kingdom Buckingham Palace Ghana Government House |
Appointer | Hereditary |
The Monarchy of Ghana (the Ghanaian monarchy) was the system of government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of Ghana from 1957 to 1960. Ghana shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Ghana. The royal succession was governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701.[1][2]
The monarchy was abolished in 1 July 1960, when Ghana became a republic within the Commonwealth.[1]
History
The Monarchy of Ghana was created by the Ghana Independence Act 1957 which transformed the British Crown Colony of the Gold Coast into the independent sovereign constitutional monarchy of Ghana.[1][2] Following a referendum on the subject, Ghana adopted a new constitution in 1960 which abolished the monarchy.[1][2]
List of monarchs
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Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Monarch from | Monarch until | Consort | Heir apparent |
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Queen Elizabeth II | 21 April 1926 | 6 March 1957 | 1 July 1960 | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Charles, Prince of Wales | ||
Titles
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Elizabeth II 6 March 1957 – 27 July 1957 By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith 27 July 1957 – 1 July 1960 By the Grace of God, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth |
Visits
- 1961 (9–20 November): as Head of the Commonwealth
- 1999 (7–9 November): as Head of the Commonwealth
See also
- President of Ghana
- Governor-General of Ghana
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Heads of State of Ghana (1957 - To Date)". Ghananation.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Queen Elizabeth II (1952 - )". Britroyals.com.