2011 in Ghana

none 2011 2011 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2011. Incumbents President: John Atta Mills Vice President: John Dramani Mahama Chief Justice: Georgina Theodora Wood Speaker of Parliament: Joyce Bamford-Addo Events January Ghana sells first oil to Exxon.Ghana sells its first crude oil exports to Exxon http://ghanaoilonline.org/2011/01/ghana-sells-its-first-crude-oil-exports-to-exxon/ ghanaoilonline.org 18 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110817052458/http://ghanaoilonline.org/2011/01/ghana-sells-its-first-crude-oil-exports-to-exxon/ 17 August 2011 dead dmy-all February 28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.http://www.ghanadot.com/news.ghanadot.npp.228011.html Npp Opens Nominations For Parliamentary Primaries Ghanadot.com 2011-05-01 2011-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007174944/http://www.ghanadot.com/news.ghanadot.npp.228011.html live March 6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed. April 30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.http://www.adomonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6393:600-pick-up-nomination-forms-for-npp-primaries&catid=44:politics&Itemid=183 600 pick up nomination forms for NPP primaries Adomonline.com 2011-03-11 2011-05-01 2011-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110903081618/http://www.adomonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6393:600-pick-up-nomination-forms-for-npp-primaries&catid=44:politics&Itemid=183 live May 2 May: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, becomes first person to pick up a form to seek the presidential nomination of the ruling party (NDC).Nana Konadu Agyemang takes first step to become NDC Presidential Candidate http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/nana-konadu-agyemang-takes-step-ndc-presidential-candidate www.ghanatoghana.com 5 May 2011 21 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120321002611/http://www.ghanatoghana.com/Ghanahomepage/nana-konadu-agyemang-takes-step-ndc-presidential-candidate live 5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.President Mills to pick nomination forms today http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/201105/65273.asp www.news.myjoyonline.com 5 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110508091710/http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/201105/65273.asp 8 May 2011 10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC.Spio-Garbrah picks NDC nomination forms http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/201105/65490.asp www.news.myjoyonline.com 18 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110513070630/http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/201105/65490.asp 13 May 2011 31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries June 1 June: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, submits her forms to the NDC executives becoming the second candidate to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries 3 June: The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, beat their Congolese counterparts by 3 goals to 1. Goals scored by Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyeman Badu. 4 June: June 4 revolution commemorated in Accra. July 8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.President Mills elected NDC Flag Bearer for Election 2012 http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Politics/President-Mills-elected-NDC-Flag-Bearer-for-Election-2012/?ci=2&ai=30904 www.ghananewsagency.org 18 July 2011 12 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712210048/http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Politics/President-Mills-elected-NDC-Flag-Bearer-for-Election-2012/?ci=2&ai=30904 live National holidays Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays". January 1: New Year's Day March 6: Independence Day April 22 Good Friday May 1: Labor Day December 25: Christmas December 26: Boxing Day In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days." Births births in 2011 Category:2011 births Deaths 23 July: Larry Bimi - Chairman of the NCCEhttp://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.334000.1.479910 https://archive.today/20140304092420/http://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.334000.1.479910 dead 4 March 2014 Chairman of National Commission for Civic Education is dead gbcghana.com 4 March 2014 References 2011 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Ghana Ghana Category:2010s in Ghana Ghana