When in March, 1957, Ghana became the first African country in colonial Africa to achieve Independence, the event was enthusiastically welcomed by millions of Africans and liberal non-Africans. Many African people looked up to Ghana with hope, confidence and pride. These people hoped that the torch of freedom would be held aloft in their own countries also. That Ghana had among the highest per capita income in Africa and the best developed educational and health facilities were but some of the factors establishing Ghana's position of stature in Africa. The question then is, how it comes about that beginning with such historic political and economic achievements, the country deteriorated through a series of military coups that eventually led to the bloody revolution of June, 1979. Could the revolution have been avoided? What are the lessons that Ghana itself, and other African countries, can learn? The Ghanaian Revolution attempts, clearly and dispassionately, to answer these questions.
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Joseph Amamoo was born in Ghana, West Africa. He attended Achimota College and the University of Ghana, and studied law in Great Britain. He has been a correspondent of the Ghanian Times, Ghana's ambassador to Hungary and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and served in the Ghanaian government. He was arrested during a military coup in Ghana, in 1972, and was held prisoner for fifteen months. He has practised law in Ghana and Britain, specializing in mediation between blacks and whites. In May, 1997, the Black Mahogany Heritage Foundation in Chicago gave him its Annual Award for international relations, for his services in promoting understanding and harmony between blacks and whites. He is the author of four books.
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