*Kwame Nkrumah, the first prime minister (1957-1960) and president (1960-1966) of the Republic of Ghana, was the leader of the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain its independence. He subsequently became a leading figure in the campaign for the United States of Africa. Nkrumah was born on September 21, 1909, in Nkroful, Gold Coast. The son of a goldsmith, he attended mission schools at Accra and government training colleges at Achimota (1926-1930) where he prepared to be a teacher.
In 1935, Nkrumah left for the United States where he attended Lincoln University (1935-1939) and the University of Pennsylvania (1939-1943). A gifted student, by 1943 Nkrumah had earned multiple bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics, sociology, education, theology, and philosophy. Then, in May of 1945, Nkrumah departed for London, England, where he studied as a Ph.D. student at the London School of Economics. While in London, Nkrumah held key positions in anti-colonialist and Black-nationalist organizations and authored controversial papers calling for African independence and unity. In 1945, Nkrumah co-founded the Pan African Congress, which became an influential voice against colonialism in Africa.
In 1947, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast and became general secretary of the newly-founded United Gold Coast Convention. However, in 1949 Nkrumah split with the organization over its political objectives and formed the Convention People’s Party (CPP). During his tenure as head of the CPP, Nkrumah protested British rule and led numerous petitions for self-government. Imprisoned by the British in 1950 for his political activities, Nkrumah was released in 1951 when his party won the general election in a landslide victory. He subsequently was elected prime minister in 1952.
As prime minister, Nkrumah led an aggressive campaign for independence and achieved it in 1957. Three years later, he formed a new government, the Republic of Ghana. A devoted Pan-Africanist, Nkrumah forged alliances with both Guinea and Mali and sought to create a league of African states with its own government. To help achieve this goal, in 1963 he and other African leaders formed the Organization of African Unity. Choosing to remain neutral in political affairs outside of the African continent, Nkrumah initially gained tentative support from both the United States and the Soviet Union, receiving economic and technical aid from both countries.
Vigorously suppressing political dissidents, Nkrumah almost immediately was branded a dictator by his political opponents. Then, in 1961 a firestorm of protest erupted after he appointed himself supreme commander of the armed forces and absolute head of the CPP. Nkrumah subsequently outlawed all other political parties.
In 1966, Nkrumah’s government was overthrown by a coup d’état while he was on a trip to Beijing, China. Taking refuge in Guinea, Nkrumah spent the rest of his life in exile. He died in Bucharest, Romania on April 27, 1972.
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Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah
1957 Ghana independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmGbjd21ICY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZV15aIGQEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY2SrD1zAwM
1958 First conference of independent African States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9zYDxbJimw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W_rGxQjgDA
1959 Nkrumah visits Nigeria 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOoWT-uFwCM 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp7c0kAHZ_s 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkIQu10e4Y
Writings https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/nkrumah/index.htm https://www.panafbooks.com/kwame-nkrumah https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Nkrumah%2C+Kwame%2C+1909-1972%22
Speeches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxzSFcwhI0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeozQd5cemg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0iQ8SZktc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p_u4D4w47o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41t-cKJ5wjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bE4jHcuyCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDtMvpDrXcY
Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4p7YOblLPw https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=485983049967737 https://www.tiktok.com/@talkingafrica/video/7324371841907281158
Ideological Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah_Ideological_Institute
Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUdDhULEO30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=renu4FkQEww https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMY0iTcspNA Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc9ae6eJIik Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzrze1VwvK8
Memories of his secretary/research assistant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tDTB8uVZFA
DuBois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTPfnvWKU0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcJMzlsYj1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFfrf-HWh9s https://libguides.nypl.org/kwamenkrumah/biography
Padmore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnvKlyjUzJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hu_irbc-1A
Music https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R_fLDInJiso https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOFNWI1g98c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUTaCE905w https://youtu.be/Zin92Nwq9Xg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPy9rBX2PmI
Attachments areaPreview YouTube video Kwame Nkrumah declaring Ghana's Independence
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