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What factors contributed to the military coup in Ghana?
corruption and economic problems
growth in the oil industry and election fraud
ethnic tensions and laws restricting political freedom
the Pan-African movement and the Mau Mau uprising
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Best answer: corruption and economic problems.
Explanation: Ghana’s coups (most notably 1966, 1972, 1979 and 1981) were driven mainly by economic collapse, mismanagement and widespread corruption, together with military and popular anger at declining living standards and elite incompetence. Political repression under leaders like Nkrumah also helped create a coup-prone climate, but growth in the oil industry and the Mau Mau uprising are not relevant (Ghana’s oil boom came decades later, and Mau Mau was a Kenyan insurgency). Ethnic tensions were not the primary cause.
Explanation: Ghana’s coups (most notably 1966, 1972, 1979 and 1981) were driven mainly by economic collapse, mismanagement and widespread corruption, together with military and popular anger at declining living standards and elite incompetence. Political repression under leaders like Nkrumah also helped create a coup-prone climate, but growth in the oil industry and the Mau Mau uprising are not relevant (Ghana’s oil boom came decades later, and Mau Mau was a Kenyan insurgency). Ethnic tensions were not the primary cause.
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