Overview
 

History
1580- Spanish established Buenos Aries
1776- Spain created the vicicroyalityof La Plata
1810-  Buenos Aries formed an independent government
1818- Argentina declared its independence from Spain
1853-Adopted a federal constitution
1912- The Saenz Pena Law reformed national elections
1930- Army officers overthrew the elected government.
1943- Joan Peron began his rise to power
1955- A military revolt overthrew the Peron dictatorship. Peron fled the country.
1973- Peron returned to A. and was elected president.
1974- Peron died. His wife became President
1976- Military leaders removed Isebel from office.
1982- A. lost  a war with Brittan over control of the falkland islands
1983- Civilian rule ws restored following free elections

Independence Movement in Geography

• Capital:  Buenos Aires
• Other Cities:
• Landforms:  Lake Volta (largest artificial lake in the world!), Gulf of Guinea,
• Neighbors:  Ivory Coast (W), Burkina Faso (N), Togo (E)
• Climate:  Tropical overall.  In the north hot and dry typically.  In the southwest, hot and humid.  In the southeast, warm and dry.

• Currency:  cedi (say-dee); 1 $US = 7,773 cedis (as of May 16, 2002)
• GDP (per capita):  $1,900, making it one of the wealthier countries in Africa
• Labor force breakdown:  agriculture is 60%, industry 15%, and services 25%
• Inflation rate:  23%
• Major exports:  gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese, diamonds
• Other industries:  rice, coffee, cassava, peanuts, corn
• Trading partners:  Exports to Togo, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, U.S., and France
• Debt:  $7 billion

Current Event

Star Player:  Charles Amoah

• Jersey #9
• Scored two goals in 5-0 victory in qualifying match against Sierra Leone, July 9, 2000.
• Played in Switzerland for several teams before playing for Sturm Graz in Austria (wears #33).
• Plays striker for most of the games he plays in.
• Interesting fact:  nickname is Bayie

Recently, Ghana played the World Cup squad from Slovenia in a friendly, losing 2-0 to the Slovenes, who are in the World Cup finals in Group B.  The Ghanaian national team is currently coached by Jabir Malik, but will soon be coached by Milan Zivadinovic.  Zivadinovic is excited about taking over the team in its preparation for the 2006 World Cup.  Zivadinovic is a man amidst controversy the last few years.  Interestingly, he has worked most of his coaching career in Yugoslavia, from which Slovenia gained its independence in 1991.  He was recently named coach of a club team in Serbia and Montenegro, but two months later, he signed on with the team from Ghana for 9000 euros ($8310) per month plus win bonuses. He has also coached the Iran and Saudia Arabia's national teams for short spells.  (source:   uefa.com )

Links

• Daily Graphic Online :  one of Ghana's daily newspapers, in English

• CIA World Factbook (Ghana) :  flag, geography, economy, and people section
• Bank of Canada Exchange rates :  recent currency exchange
• Republic of Ghana Homepage :  economic and people information
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade , Stephen Behrendt.  Africana.com
• History of Ghana , Ghana Web.