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Ghana was formerly known as the Gold Coast.

The word 'Ghana' means "Warrior King" and was the title accorded to the kings of the medieval West African Ghana Empire, although this empire was further north than the modern-day country of Ghana.

The name "Ghana" was the source of the name "Guinea" (via French Guinoye) used to refer to the west Africa coast off the Republic of Ghana (as in Gulf of Guinea).

Ghana was adopted as the legal name for the Gold Coast combined with British Togoland upon Declaration of Independence and autonomy on 6 March 1957.

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