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Round 1 · 1957 AD
Kwame Nkrumah Declares Ghana's Independence
At the Old Polo Grounds in Accra, Kwame Nkrumah famously declared that Ghana would be free forever, marking the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from European colonial rule.
Round 2 · 1482 AD
Construction of Elmina Castle
Portuguese explorers erected São Jorge da Mina, the first prefabricated European building in Sub-Saharan Africa, which later became a devastatingly pivotal hub in the transatlantic slave trade.
Round 3 · 1965 AD
Akosombo Dam Inauguration
The completion of the colossal Akosombo hydroelectric dam on the Volta River flooded the basin to create Lake Volta, which remains the largest man-made lake in the world by surface area.
Round 4 · 1874 AD
British Forces Burn Kumasi
During the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, British troops under Sir Garnet Wolseley captured and dynamited the Ashanti capital, destroying the historic Manhyia Palace before quickly withdrawing from the rainforest.
Round 5 · 1421 AD
Construction of the Larabanga Mosque
An itinerant Moorish trader constructed this striking Sudanese-Sahelian mud mosque, featuring distinctive wooden struts that help support the whitewashed walls in the harsh sun of the northern savannah.