[1] The flag, which was adopted upon the independence of the Dominion of Ghana on 6 March 1957, was designed that same year by Theodosia Okoh, a renowned Ghanaian artist and teacher.

[2][3][4][5] The flag was flown from the time of Ghana's independence until 1962,[6] then reinstated in 1966 after Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown by coup d'état.

The Ghanaian flag was designed as a tricolour of red, gold and green with a black star in the centre.

[7] The red colour of the flag represents the blood of forefathers who led the struggle of independence from British colonial rule.

[8] This claimed the lives of the 'big six', Ghanaian leaders Edward Akufo Addo, Dr. Ako Adjei, William Ofori Atta, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi Lamptey, and later Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah,[9] who formed the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC),[10][11][12] an anti-colonialist political party.

[18] The green symbolises Ghana's forests and natural wealth[19] which provide the nation with oil, food, and crops such as cocoa, timber, Shea Butter.

[23] The black star of the Ghanaian national flag is a symbol for the emancipation of Africa and unity against colonialism.

Ghana was one of the countries counted among the West African regions under colonial government rule from the 15th to 19th centuries on the Gold Coast.

[30] In the 18th century, the dominance of the Ashanti Empire of Kumasi took over the gold trade with the British, Dutch and Danes who were the main European traders at the Tano and Volta rivers.

Between 1804 and 1814, the British, Dutch and Danes subsequently outlawed the slave trade, which proved to be a major blow to the Ashanti economy.

[32][33][34] Because of the situation, wars were fought in 1820, 1824 and 1870, they were subsequently defeated by British forces who shortly thereafter occupied the region of Kumasi in 1874.

The Ashante Kingdom in 1902 was declared a British crown colony and became the protectorate of the northern territory of the Gold Coast.

After World War II, the Gold Coast colony became prominent among the Sub-Saharan African countries.

[37][38][39] It was when Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast in 1947 after twelve years of political study in the US and Great Britain.

[46] The Togo and Gold Coast territories attained independence from colonial rule in 1957 under the supreme willpower of Kwame Nkrumah.