Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah in 1961
BornSeptember 21, 1909
DiedApril 27, 1972
Other namesOsagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Known forHead of state of Ghana, philosopher
TitleDr.

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.

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