Self-Government and Independence—The First Decade

THE election of a new Legislative Assembly which took its seat in Accra on 20 February 1951, symbolized the passing of the colonial era. From that date, the effective control of internal policy in the Gold Coast lay in African hands. Although formal independence was not granted until 6 May 1957, self-government was achieved long before, and educational policy in particular, reflected the aims of the new African leadership. ‘The Gold Coast Revolution’ was as much an educational as a political one.