Kwame Nkrumah Politician

Kwame Nkrumah, P.C. (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1951 to 1966. He became the first Prime Minister of the Gold Coast in 1951, and led it to independence as Ghana in 1957, becoming the new country's first Prime Minister. After Ghana became a republic in 1960, Nkrumah became President. An influential 20th-century advocate of Pan-Africanism, he was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity and was the winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1963. He saw himself as an African Lenin.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Ngonloma Francis Nwia Kofi
Birth date	September 21, 1909
Birth place	Ghana , Gold Coast (British colony) , Nkroful , Western Region (Ghana)
Nationality	Gold Coast (region) Ghanaian passport
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	April 27, 1972
Place of death	Romania , Socialist Republic of Romania , Bucharest
Resting place	Accra , Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
Education	Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University of Pennsylvania
Spouse	Fathia Nkrumah
Profession	Lecturer

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Office holder

monarch	Monarchy of Ghana George VI Elizabeth II
office	President of Ghana 1st Prime Minister of the Gold Coast Chairperson of the OAU Prime Minister of Ghana
party	Convention People's Party
successor	Joseph Arthur Ankrah Prime Minister of Ghana