2. Leader / Bio .
Dr. John Evans Fifii Atta Mills
, Born On July 21 , 1944 . He Is
The 3rd And Current President
Of The Fourth Republic Of
Ghana .He Was Inaugurated On
January 7 , 2009 , Having
Defeated The Ruling Party
Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo In
The 2008 Election . He Was
Vice President From 1997 To
2001 Under Pres. Jerry
Rawlings , And Stood
Unsuccessfully In The 2000 And
2004 President Elections As The
Candidate Of The National
Democratic Congress .
3. History Of Ghana .
The Republic Of Ghana Is Named After The Medieval West
African Ghana Empire , Known To The Dominant Ethnic
Group The Soninke , As Wagadugu , Which Roughly
Translates To "Land Of Herds" . The Empire Became Known
In Europe And Arabia As The Ghana Empire By The Title Of
Its Emperor , The Ghana . The Empire Appears To Have
Broken Up Following The 10/6 Conquest By The Almoravid
General Abu-Bakr Ibn-Umar . A Reduced Kingdom Continued
To Exist After Almoravid Rule Ended , And The Kingdom Was
Later Incorporated Into Subsequent Sahelian Empires , Such
As The Mali Empire Several Centuries Later .
4. Flag .
3 Equal Horizontal Bands Of
Red {Top} , Yellow , And
Green , With A Large Black-
Five Pointed Star Centered
In The Yellow Band ; Red
Symbolizes The Blood Shed
For Independence , Yellow
Represents The Country's
Mineral Wealth , While
Green Stands For Its Forests
And Natural Wealth ; The
Black Star Is Said To Be The
Loadestar Of African
Freedom .
5. National Anthem / Map .
Name : "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" .
God Bless Our Homeland Ghana
, And Make Our Nation Great And
strong , Bold To Defend Forever The
Cause Of Freedom And Of Right .
Fill Our Hearts With True Humility
Make Us Cherish Fearless Honesty
, And Help Us To Resist Oppressors'
Rule . With All Our Will And Might
Evermore . Hail To Thy Name , O
Ghana . To Thee We Make Our
Solemn Vow ; Steadfast To Build
Together A Nation Strong In Unity ;
With Our Gifts Of Mind And Strength
Of Arm .Whether Night Or Day , In
The Midst Of Storm , In Every Need
Whate'er The Call May Be , To Serve
Thee , Ghana , Now And Even More
.
6. Weather / Climate .
Tropical ; Warm And Comparatively Dry
Along Southeast Coast ; Hot And Humid In
Southwest ; Hot And Dry In North .
7. Government .
Government Type Is Constitutional Democracy .
Chief Of State : President John Evans Atta Mills . {Since 7
January 2009} ; Vice President John Dramani Mahama .
{Since 7 January 2009} ; Note - The President Is Both The
Chief Of State And Head Of Government .
