The Liberation Day monument is a stone statue and artwork located in Accra, Ghana. It stands in honour of several veterans who served in the Burma campaign during the Second World War, where they fought for the British Empire as part of the Commonwealth forces.
After the war, some of these veterans returned to the Gold Coast and began a peaceful protest by marching towards Christiansborg Castle. During this protest, the veterans were fired upon, resulting in the deaths of seven of them. The monument serves as a memorial to these individuals and their service during the conflict.
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