After years of struggle for freedom, Ghana declared independence on March 6, 1957.
On that day, people went to sleep in the British colony of Gold Coast and woke up in a free and independent country - Ghana.
The first prime minister of the young state was the famous Ghanaian politician , who was elected the country's first president three years later.
Independence Day is a memorable holiday, as it was the day when Ghanaians finally threw off the shackles of the colonial empire and chose an independent path to development.
