2011 in Ghana
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Events
January
February
- 28 February: Nominations NPP parliamentary primaries open.[2]
March
- 6 March: Nominations for NPP parliamentary primaries closed.[2]
April
- 30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.[3]
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).[4]
- 5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
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."
