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Ghana THE GROWTH OF NATIONALISM AND THE END OF COLONIAL RULE
As the country developed economically, the focus of government
power gradually shifted from the hands of the governor and his
officials into those of Ghanaians. The changes resulted from the
gradual development of a strong spirit of nationalism and were to
result eventually in independence. The development of national
consciousness accelerated quickly after World War II, when, in
addition to ex-servicemen, a substantial group of urban African
workers and traders emerged to lend mass support to the aspirations
of a small educated minority. Once the movement had begun, events
moved rapidly--not always fast enough to satisfy the nationalist
leaders, but still at a pace that surprised not only the colonial
government but many of the more conservative African elements as
well.
Data as of November 1994
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