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3m38s. On Ghana@50, March 6, 2007, Ghana's 50 Independence anniversary, road through Tettey Quarshie Interchange, to Independence Sq / Black Star Sq. Scenes include crowds dressed in national colors dispersing and at a street party. Then to La Labadi Pleasure Beach party. Watch the series by continuing to next video.Ghana's Independence Day Anniversary, March 6, 2007 Independence Square / Black Star Square. 50 years ago, on March 6, 1957, BBC wrote: "1957: Ghana celebrates independence. The people of Ghana have been celebrating the end of colonial rule and the dawn of their independence. Most workers have been given the day off - tens of thousands have gathered in the capital, Accra, to greet the independent country's first prime minister, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. The Duchess of Kent has been attending the celebrations. Last night, she opened the Independence Monument, erected near the spot where in 1948 members of the Ghanaian ex-servicemen's union were shot when marching to present a petition to the British Governor. The Gold Coast Legislative Assembly was prorogued at midnight to cheers from the waiting crowd outside. This morning the Legislative Assembly building, now the building of the Ghana parliament was packed with members dressed in their national costumes. The first Governor-General of Ghana, Sir Charles Arden-Clarke has been sworn in. "

• Release Date

  Mar 25, 2007

• Runtime

  03:38