For 10 points, name this West African nation that took its name from an early African empire.
To become president of this modern-day country, Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings overthrew Hilla Limann in 1981. The first post-independence president of this country ruined its cocoa industry and was deposed by Joseph Ankrah while he was visiting China. This country was the first African colony to gain independence from Great Britain, as it did under its first president, Kwame Nkrumah. Under British rule, it was called the Gold Coast. For 10 points, name this West African nation that took its name from an early African empire.
To become president of this modern-day country, Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings overthrew Hilla Limann in 1981.
Republic of Ghana