{"id":298643,"date":"2017-03-03T11:51:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T11:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=298643"},"modified":"2017-03-03T11:51:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T11:51:12","slug":"new-documentary-on-the-history-of-ghana-premieres-as-part-of-ghana-60-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/new-documentary-on-the-history-of-ghana-premieres-as-part-of-ghana-60-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"New documentary on the History of Ghana Premieres as part of Ghana 60 years on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honour for the premiering of the documentary, titled, \u201cFrom Gold Coast To Ghana, A Glorious History Of Self Determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo was invited by the National Committee of Ghana: 60 years on\u2019, to be part of the premiering, which is part of activities marking Ghana\u2019s 60 years anniversary which officially starts on March 6, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary to be premiered at the Accra International Conference Centre, at 7:00pm on March 4, 2017, depicts the country\u2019s 100-year struggle towards independence.<\/p>\n<p>The Film was produced by Soas and Spurs, and directed by renowned Ghanaian Journalist and Host of Metro TV\u2019s Good Evening Ghana programme, Paul Adom Otchere.<\/p>\n<p>The story told in quality visuals, looks at the history of Ghana through the various constitutions, and seeks to highlight the various contributions towards independence since the bond of 1844.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch trailer below<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gold Coast to Ghana - A Glorious History Of Self Determination\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ed9BwP06X-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Of critical focus in the film, is the famous contest between Ghana\u2019s First President Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, and J.B. 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