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VIDEO: ‘He took our £195m away’ – How some Ghanaians reacted to Nkrumah’s overthrow

On Thursday, February 24, 1966, Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown through a National Liberation Council (NLC) coup d’état. The coup was led by Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka. “Operation Cold Chop” was its code name. Kwame Nkrumah, who had led Ghana’s independence struggle and had won the hearts of …

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