Black Star Square

[1] In 1957, Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister and president of Gold Coast, now Ghana, after gaining independence from the British.

[4] Black Star Square is a site for Ghana's Independence Day parade, which falls on 6 March every year.

A particularly notable parade was the Golden Jubilee, which was Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence from British colonial rule.

The Golden Jubilee celebration occurred on March 6, 2007, and it was led by President John Kuffour.

The state funerals for presidents John Atta Mills[9] and Jerry Rawlings,[10] and for vice-president Aliu Mahama,[11] were held at the square.