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Kwame Nkrumah | |
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.jpg) Nkrumah in 1961 | |
| Born | September 21, 1909 |
| Died | April 27, 1972 |
| Other names | Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Known for | Head of state of Ghana, philosopher |
| Title | Dr. |
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (born Francis Nwia-Kofi Ngonloma,[2] September 21, 1909 – April 27, 1972)[1] was an African political leader.[3][4] He was well known as the first Prime Minister, then President, of Ghana. He imagined a united Africa. On March 6, 1957, after ten years of campaigning for Ghanaian independence, Nkrumah was elected president and Ghana gained independence from British rule.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biography of Kwame Nkrumah" Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Africa Within. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ Fordjour, Asante (2006-03-06). "Nkrumah and the Big Six". Ghana HomePage (GhanaWeb.com). Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ Smith-Asante, Edmund (2016-03-08). "Biography of Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "Full text: First independence speech by Kwame Nkrumah". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-03-06. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2019-01-30.