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Kwame Nkrumah (Historiography, Ghanaian politician and revolutionary (1st…
Kwame Nkrumah
Historiography
Ghanaian politician and revolutionary
1st Prime Minister and President of Ghana
Led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957
Winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962
Advocate of national dependence
Founding member of the Organisation of African uNITY
Formed the Convention People's Party
Advocate of pan-Africanism
Administration was both nationalist and socialist
Funded national industrial energy projects
Deposed in 1966 by the National Liberation Council (under the supervision of international financial institutions privatised many of the country's state corporations)
Under him Ghana played leading role in African international relations during decolonisation period
Lived remaining life in Guinea which he was named honorary co-president
Promoted a national and pan-African culture
Developed a strong national education system
Spent 12 years abroad pursuing higher education
Organising with other diaspora pan-Africanists
Developed his political philosophy