Ghana Parliament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1449A
Date Released
14 Mar 1957
Date Other
Mar 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ghana Parliament. DESCRIPTION: The celebrations in Ghana lasted about a week. There was for example a great gathering of tribal chiefs. Parliament House was the scene of the climax of Ghana’s celebrations. The Duchess of Kent went to perform the opening of the first session of the Parliament of Ghana. Afterwards the rejoicing continued in the streets of Accra, the capital, and when the Prime Minister Dr Nkrumah drove past he was given a great ovation. SHOTLIST: Tribal chiefs parading. LS Parliament Square. Bands in parade. Duchess of Kent arrives. Ghana flag. Interiors - Duchess seated in parliament reading Queen’s message. Various shots of crowds running alongside Nkrumah’s car and cheering.
Keywords
Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Accra; Ghana
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
69976
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ghana Parliament', British Movietone News Issue No. 1449A, 14 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21555 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)