Kwame Nkrumah
Profile: Kwame Nkrumah
Events (13)
- March 5, 1957: First Black Colonies in Africa Win Independence 1957-03-05
- (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Criticizes US in Speech 1965-03-22
- (3.00pm-3:30pm) March 22, 1965: President of Ghana Suspects US Behind Assassination Attempts 1965-03-22
- February 24, 1966: President of Ghana Toppled in CIA-Backed Coup 1966-02-24
- 1952: New Prime Minister of Gold Coast Elected
- 1958: Ghana Permits Imprisonment without Trial for Some Suspects
- 1961-Early 1966: Soviet-Style Economic Reforms Unsuccessful in Ghana; Foreign Debt Grows
- 1960: Ghana Becomes Republic
- 1960-1966: President of Ghana Campaigns for Political Unity of Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1964: Nkrumah Declares Himself President of Ghana for Life
- October 1965: President of Ghana Publishes Book Claiming World Powers Will Continue Meddling in Africa
- 1965: Ghana Rejects IMF and World Bank Advance, Continues with Import Substitution Plan
- After 1958: Ghana Begins Infrastructure Improvements