Ghana is 43 Years Old Today

Political highlights
1957 - independence, Nkrumah of CPP is PM, 2 key parties
1960 - declared republic, one party system, presidential system
1966 - military overthrow of 1st republic
1969 - 2nd republic, Busia of PP is PM, 2 key parties
1972 - military overthrow of 2nd republic
1978 - palace coup to restructure military government
1979 - junior officer uprising and military housecleaning
1979 - ushered third republic, Limann of PNP is President, 3 parties
1982 - military overthrow of 3rd republic
1983 - palace coup to restructure the military government
1992 - ushered 4th republic, Rawlings of NDC is President, 2 parties **
1996 - ushered 5th republic, Rawlings of NDC is President, 2 parties

Summary: multiparty system 13 years
military system 21 years
oneparty system 6 years
pseudo multiparty system 3 years **