The Untold Legacies of Kwame Nkrumah Dr Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was born on 21st September, 1909 in Nkroful, Ghana formally Gold Coast. He was named Francis Nua Kofi Nkrumah but later he changed it to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 the reason being that he wanted to be known as a pure African without the white man's name. He became the Secretary General of United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in 1947 through the suggestion of Arko Adjei. Later on 12th June, 1949,he formed his own political party called Convention People's Party (CPP) still in existence. On 5th March 1957, Kwame Nkrumah stood before thousands of supporters to declare independence of Gold Coast( now Ghana). Credit :Wikipedia He and his leaders were clad in Northern smock in that special day purposely to uplift the dignity of the northerners which the colonial masters failed to do and also to unite the entire na...
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