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What does the star on the Ghana flag stand for?

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Red on the flag - this stands for the blood shed during slavery

Yellow/ gold on the flag - this stands for the gold the country had

Green on the flag -this stands for the forest

Star - a symbol of Ghana emancipation and unity in the strugle against of colonialism - although another version is that The Black star on Ghana's flag was placed there by Kwame Nkrumah because he admired Marcus Garvey. The Black Star was placed there as a symbol to all Africans in the diaspora to come home (to Africa).
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