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See also:	Other events of 2006 Timeline of Ghanaian history

2006 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 2006.

• President: John Kufuor
• Vice President: Aliu Mahama
• Chief Justice: George Kingsley Acquah

• 23rd - Archbishop Peter Derry is appointed Cardinal by The Vatican at age 88^[1]

• 6 March - 49th independence anniversary
• 25th - Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II inducted Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).^[1]
• 29th - Ghana experiences solar eclipse

• June - The national football team the Black Stars play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup

• 21st - NDC holds delegates' congress, John Atta Mills emerges presidential candidate for the third time

• Emmanuel Arthur, a Ghanaian journalist is awarded the Ghana Journalists Association Television News Reporter of the year.^[2]

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

• January 1: New Year's Day
• March 6: Independence Day
• May 1: Labor Day
• December 25: Christmas
• December 26: Boxing Day

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