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(3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Criticizes US in Speech

1965-03-22

In a public speech, Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah lashes out against US support for Moise Tshombe in the Congo and blames the US government and financiers for many of the problems in Africa. [US Department of State, 4/2/1965; SeeingBlack (.com), 6/7/2002]