Tag Archives: NKRUMAH’S

In 1966, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was ousted from government in a coup d’etat. When this happened, Nkrumah was out of the country in China, where he had gone on a mission initiated by Ghana’s fellow Commonwealth nations to end the war in Vietnam. Following this coup, his presidential car; a …

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 …

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah has condemned any attempt that seeks to belittle the role of Joseph Boakye (JB) Danquah in Ghana’s Independence struggle. According to the son of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, it was JB Danquah who once when introducing Nkrumah said that if the leaders will let the people down …

A photo of the presidential vehicle of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has emerged on the internet. The picture captures the Classic Rolls Royce that Dr. Kwame Nkrumah used during his visit to Akosombo to commission the Volta Dam in 1996. Dr. Nkrumah was seen stepping out of the Black version of …

Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has reacted to Bishop Thomas Dexter (TD) Jakes’ praise of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a church service. Sharing the video of the American preacher in his chapel, reading a lengthy praise of President Akufo-Addo, Dr. Nkrumah captioned his …

It’s no doubt Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was keen about security particularly after suffering two coup attempts during his reign in 1962 and 1964. In both instances, he was shot by policemen. The story has been told about how he was saved in the second instance on …

  • Emma Florence Yaa Adinyira Amedahe has been speaking about her ordeal when Nkrumah was overthrown • She revealed that, the military abused her and took her belongings • She disclosed that Fathia told her that Kwame Nkrumah was a womaniser She served as the lady-in-waiting to the then …