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*Also beginning in the 17th century – in addition to the gold trade – '''Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French traders also participated in the Atlantic slave trade in this area'''. | *Also beginning in the 17th century – in addition to the gold trade – '''Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French traders also participated in the Atlantic slave trade in this area'''. | ||
*More than thirty forts and castles were built by the '''Portuguese, Swedish, Dano-Norwegians, Dutch and German merchants'''; the latter Germans establishing the '''German Gold Coast'''. | *More than thirty forts and castles were built by the '''Portuguese, Swedish, Dano-Norwegians, Dutch and German merchants'''; the latter Germans establishing the '''German Gold Coast'''. | ||
*In 1874, Great Britain established control over some parts of the country, assigning these areas the status of''' British Gold Coast'''.<ref>"Ghana", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref> | *In 1874, Great Britain established control over some parts of the country, assigning these areas the status of''' British Gold Coast'''. | ||
*On 1 July 1960, following the Ghanaian constitutional referendum and Ghanaian presidential election, Ghana became an independent republic. <ref>"Ghana", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Ghana== | ==Emigration From Ghana== | ||