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Title:Ghana's Return to Constitutional Rule
Author:Ayee, Joseph R.A.
Year:1996
Periodical:Africa Insight
Volume:26
Issue:2
Pages:120-129
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:political change
elections
1992
Politics and Government
nationalism
Abstract:The Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), the most durable postcolonial regime (in power from 31 December 1981 to 6 January 1993) returned Ghana on 7 January 1993 to a constitutional dispensation, the Fourth Republic, after twelve years of authoritarian rule. This had been preceded by presidential and parliamentary elections on 3 November 1992 and 29 December 1992 respectively. This article examines the formulation and implementation of the programme to return the country to constitutional rule, and the role of President Jerry Rawlings in the transition process. Special emphasis is laid on the problems encountered and their implications for the building of a democratic culture in Ghana. The article first examines the design of the transition programme. Then it analyses the strategies and procedures devised for the programme's realization. Lastly, it discusses the elections, the performance of the civilian government and prospects for the future. The conclusion is that, judging the performance of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government by its adherence to the constitution, the democratic ethos is gradually being cultivated. Notes, ref. (Slightly revised version in: Verfassung und Recht in Übersee, Jg. 29, Quart. 4 (1996), p. 434-452. Also published in: Démocraties africaines, année 2, no. 5 (1996), p. 15-24.)
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