Biography
Nkrumah organized the Convention People’s Party, won elections, and negotiated Ghana’s independence. He was ousted by a coup in 1966 and died in exile.
Africa · 1900–1950
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Primary revolution
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian Independence
Led the Gold Coast to independence in 1957, the first sub-Saharan colony to leave British rule.
Life
1909–1972
1909–1972
Place
Accra, Ghana
Accra, Ghana
Years
1947–1957
1947–1957
Map
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5.6037, -0.187
Revolution
Theme. Pan-Africanism · Independence
Key figures. Kojo Botsio
Outcome. Ghana became independent in 1957, and a wave of African independences followed.
Casualties. The independence campaign was largely political. Later one-party rule brought repression.
Influence. A model for mass-party decolonization in Africa.