Kwame Nkrumah

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

Spent 12 years abroad pursuing higher education

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Organising with other diaspora pan-Africanists

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Developed his political philosophy

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

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Developed a strong national education system

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Historiography

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