The Muslim Association Party (MAP) was a political party in the Gold Coast

Gold Coast (British colony)

The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...

, active from 1954 to 1957.

The MAP grew out of the Gold Coast Muslim Association, which was established as a welfare and social association in 1932. Involved in politics by the early 1950s, it became the Muslim Association Party in 1954. Most of its leaders opposed the ruling Convention People's Party

Convention People's Party

The Convention People's Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former President Kwame Nkrumah.The CPP was formed in 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It ruled Ghana from 1957 to 1966...

, and the MAP was one of the parties which merged in 1957 to join the United Party

United Party (Ghana)

The United Party was the main opposition party in the First Republic of Ghana. It was the only opposition party throughout its existence from 1957 until 1964 when Ghana became a one party state.-Formation:...

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Further reading

• Allman, Jean Marie, "Hewers of Wood, Carriers of Water": Islam, Class, and Politics on the Eve of Ghana's Independence, African Studies Review, 34: 2 (September 1991), pp. 1-26
• Balogun, S. U., Muslim participation in the independence struggle of the Gold Coast, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 1987), pp. 176-182