Black Star Square
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Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, is a public square
in Accra
, Ghana
. It holds a memorial to three Ghanaians shot and killed by colonial authorities. It is also a common site for parades and national festivals.
Public Square
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in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It holds a memorial to three Ghanaians shot and killed by colonial authorities. It is also a common site for parades and national festivals.