Fact 10

Astrology of the New Republic of Ghana

It is symbolically important to note that the Meridian of Longitude for London and Accra is a common zero degree, west of Greenwich, England. These two capitals share the same degree of longitude on the great circle that surrounds Earth. That circle marks the beginning of Aries. Let us consider the Ashanti Wars, especially against the Fante Federation, on the southern coast, around 1874. The Aries theme may provide a key as to why various Asantehene had to establish direct trade with Europeans. The Ashanti were located inland and to the north. The Fante on the coast, were blocking access to the trading Forts. These were built by Dutch, English, Danish, and Portuguese trading concerns. There was a real urgency by the Ashanti to acquire free access to those coastal areas for economic expansion. Early on, we can feel the Aries energy of force in operation. Let’ see how this energy expressed about 75 years later.

At Ghana’s independence, there was an acceleration of industrialization for a similar outcome: trade, even though gaining access to the coast wasn’t an issue of war with another people, because. Ghana was one nation. What was needed was a means of refining the raw materials of trade into useable commodities, like aluminum and timber, cut into various widths and lengths, and automobile tires instead of latex sap, to name a few. The refining of raw materials for export drove Ghana’s president to invest so much capital in machines and roadways to get those products out of the country.

Here we can feel the Aries connection, as it is the first of the tropical astrological signs. The headline from page seven of the Nevada State Journal read: Ties to Britain Severed by Ghana. This cord was politically cut at midnight, 1 July 1960, according to the paper. The new constitution of the Republic of Ghana, the Queen of England ceased to be titular head-of-state, and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was now the president of Ghana.

At midnight the Ghanaian Ascendant was in enterprising Aries, whose ruling planet, Mars, resonated with all levels of law enforcement. Even though the local MC at the time was Capricorn, which is associated with the theme of the State, its geodetic sign was still Aries — the sign-behind-the-sign. What was present was a double dose of the enterprising force of Aries, combined with an executive force (Capricorn energy) bent on managing the direction of the ship-of-state.

Less than six years later, on Thursday, 24 February 1966, the Moon was coming up toward Ghana’s horizon. The Moon was in Aries. Police and senior army officers, who would later form the National Liberation Council (NLC) were getting ready to strike a “blow against the state”, a coup d’etat. Sunrise in Accra was at 0614. It was the first of six coups that Ghana would experience.

Ghana was the first completely sub-Saharan country to emerge from colonialism

It has been argued that South Africa achieved independence much earlier and therefore Ghana wasn’t the first. Yet, when South Africa became independent, it was from the United Kingdom (May 31, 1910, at 00:00:00) it was not for the majority of indigenous South Africans, in the total sense, of running their own country, it was for the dominant group that controlled the destiny of the majority. Though technically, South Africa did achieve independence from a European power, the ruling class were also Europeans.

When considering the question of independence, then, some definitions can be sited first, to deflect misunderstandings. It was when Nelson Mandela took the oath of office, on May 10, 1994, at 12:20 pm that black South Africans now had more of a say in the direction of their home country. In this context, it was one of the last countries to gain independence.  Right now, South Sudan holds that rank. Sudan is partially in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also classified as a sub-region of North Africa, located in northeastern Africa and sometimes an east African country. It is a member of the Arab League and is a geographic part of east Africa. This multiplies Sudan’s extraordinarily interesting connection with several regions in Africa: northern, southern, and eastern.

As an independent African nation, Sudan achieved independence from Britain, on January 1, 1956, at 09:00 am, and in the same year, 1956, as Morocco, Tunisia.