Tag Archives: KWAME NKRUMAH

In an address delivered on August 3, 2024, President Akufo Addo challenged the widely held belief that Kwame Nkrumah single-handedly founded Ghana. Speaking on Founders’ Day, the president underscored the collective efforts of various individuals in the struggle for independence, while still acknowledging Nkrumah’s significant contributions. This statement comes amid …

    On August 4 each year Ghana celebrates its heroes, the six men who symbolised the line “through the blood and toil of our forefathers” captured in the nation’s pledge. Every year, we take a day off our busy schedules to reflect on the sacrifices and contributions of Kwame …

• A former leader of the UPP, J.B. Danquah was arrested on October 3, 1961 • He was arrested with some other persons over an alleged plot against Kwame Nkrumah • J.B. Danquah died in prison on February 4, 1965 Dr. Joseph Boakye Danquah, Joe Appiah, Patrick Quaidoo and other prominent …

The famous photo of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his comrades Kojo Botsio, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, Archie Casely Hayford and Krobo Edusei on the night of Ghana’s Independence Day celebration, is without a doubt, one of the historically valued photos of this country. On that day, Nkrumah and his fellow …

Major (retired) Agbeko Sedziafa, head of Security at Castle and State House under Kwame Nkrumah has recounted how Ghana’s first president Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumahsurvived multiple gunshots from Constable Ametewee who was a police officer on guard duties at the Flagstaff House. In an interview with Asaase radio, Major (rtd) Sedziafa narrated …

• Dr Kwame Nkrumah‘s recognized birth date is September 21, 1909 • Ghana’s first president said it’s possible he was born on September 18, 1909 • It is also possible that he was born in 1912 For years, Ghana has marked September 21 as the birthday of its first president, …

• Kwesi Pratt Jnr says Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah was also the co-President of Guinea • He indicated that, Nkrumah had a vision of bringing African states together so he formed one country between Ghana, Guinea and Mali • He made these comments on Alhaji and Alhaji Kwesi Pratt Jnr says Ghana’s first …

• Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is one of Ghana’s Founding Fathers • He was at the forefront of the independence declaration in March 1957 • A rare photograph was taken of Nkrumah on the day  6th March, 1957 was a day of joy for all Ghanaians. It was the day …

• Dr. Nkrumah’s remains arrived in his hometown at Nkroful on July 9, 1972. • He was first buried in Conakry, Guinea where he was in exile for six years • Kwame Nkrumah died at the age of 62 in Bucharest, Romania on April 27, 1972 On July 9, 1972, Ghana’s first …

Sekou Nkrumah, one of the three sons of Dr Kwame Nkrumah has revealed that he, Samia, Gamal and Francis were not allowed to view the remains of their father when he was laid in state. According to Sekou, the ‘sorry’ state of his father’s dead body as a result of …