Kwame Nkrumah | |
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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.