2011 in Ghana

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2011 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2011.

Incumbents

• President: John Atta Mills
• Vice President: John Dramani Mahama
• Chief Justice: Georgina Theodora Wood
• Speaker of Parliament: Joyce Bamford-Addo

Events

January

• Ghana sells first oil to Exxon.^[1]

February

• 28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.^[2]

March

• 6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.^[2]

April

• 30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.^[3]

May

• 2 May: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, becomes first person to pick up a form to seek the presidential nomination of the ruling party (NDC).^[4]
• 5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.^[5]
• 10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC.^[6]
• 31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries

June

• 1 June: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, submits her forms to the NDC executives becoming the second candidate to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
• 3 June: The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, beat their Congolese counterparts by 3 goals to 1. Goals scored by Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyeman Badu.
• 4 June: June 4 revolution commemorated in Accra.

July

• 8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.^[7]

National holidays

Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".

• January 1: New Year's Day
• March 6: Independence Day
• April 22 Good Friday
• May 1: Labor Day
• December 25: Christmas
• December 26: Boxing day

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Deaths

• 23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCE^[8]

References

1. "Ghana sells its first crude oil exports to Exxon". ghanaoilonline.org. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
2. "Npp Opens Nominations For Parliamentary Primaries". Ghanadot.com. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
3. "600 pick up nomination forms for NPP primaries". Adomonline.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
4. "Nana Konadu Agyemang takes first step to become NDC Presidential Candidate". www.ghanatoghana.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
5. "President Mills to pick nomination forms today". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
6. "Spio-Garbrah picks NDC nomination forms". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
7. "President Mills elected NDC Flag Bearer for Election 2012". www.ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
8. "Chairman of National Commission for Civic Education is dead". gbcghana.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.