Incumbents

Events

30 April: NPP parliamentary primaries are held in 220 constituency across the country.^[3]

2 May: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, becomes first person to pick up a form to seek the presidential nomination of the ruling party (NDC).^[4]
5 May: John Atta Mills president of Ghana picked up his nomination form to seek for re-election as leader of the NDC.^[5]
10 May: Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, CEO of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), picks up nomination forms to contest for the leadership of the NDC.^[6]
31 May: President John Atta Mills submits form to NDC executives, to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries

1 June: Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings former first lady of Ghana, submits her forms to the NDC executives becoming the second candidate to contest the 2011 National Democratic Congress presidential primaries
3 June: The Ghana national football team, the Black Stars, beat their Congolese counterparts by 3 goals to 1. Goals scored by Isaac Vorsah, Prince Tagoe and Agyeman Badu.
4 June: June 4 revolution commemorated in Accra.

8 July: President John Atta Mills is elected by the NDC as it flagbearer for the 2012 presidential elections.^[7]

Holidays in italics are "special days", while those in regular type are "regular holidays".

In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."

Further information: Category:2011 births

^ "Ghana sells its first crude oil exports to Exxon". ghanaoilonline.org. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Npp Opens Nominations For Parliamentary Primaries". Ghanadot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ "600 pick up nomination forms for NPP primaries". Adomonline.com. 2011-03-11. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ "Nana Konadu Agyemang takes first step to become NDC Presidential Candidate". www.ghanatoghana.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "President Mills to pick nomination forms today". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "Spio-Garbrah picks NDC nomination forms". www.news.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
^ "President Mills elected NDC Flag Bearer for Election 2012". www.ghananewsagency.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
^ "Chairman of National Commission for Civic Education is dead". gbcghana.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

Historical timeline	Early history Bono state Ashanti Empire Gold Coast First Republic (1960–1966) National Liberation Council Kofi Busia Ignatius Kutu Acheampong Armed Forces Revolutionary Council Hilla Limann Provisional National Defence Council Jerry Rawlings John Kufuor John Mills John Mahama Nana Akufo-Addo
By topic	Economic Political Postal

Abortion Crime Cybercrime Demographics Discrimination Domestic violence Education Ethnic groups Health Human trafficking Illegal immigration Languages Mob justice Polygamy Prostitution Religion Street children Squatting Women
Culture	Cultural heritage Cuisine Festivals Media Music National anthem National pledge Public holidays Sports Social conduct Witchcraft

v t e 2011 in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)