This index presents historical and modern wars and conflicts taking place in the present territory of, or relating to, Ghana. Ghana gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. The territory consists of two British colonial possessions, the Gold Coast colony established in 1867 and the Togoland trust territory administered since 1916. It is also the successor state to the Asante Kingdom.
Map of Ghana courtesy of CIA World Factbook
Asante-Fante War 1806
Ga-Fante War 1811
Asante-Akim/Akwapim War 1814
Asante Expedition 1824
Asante-Assin/Akim/Denkyera War 1838
First Asante War 1863-64
Second Asante War 1873-74
Third Asante War 1893-94
Fourth Asante War 1895-96
Asante Uprising 1900
Military Coup: Ghana 1966
Military Coup in Ghana 1979
Military Coup in Ghana 1981
Ghana - Ethnic Violence 1994-5
Ghana - Tribal Violence 1995
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