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Statue of Kwame Nkrumah in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. In September 2009, President John Atta Mills declared 21 September (the 100th anniversary of Kwame Nkrumah's birth) to be Founders' Day, a statutory holiday in Ghana to celebrate the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah. [260]
(Birth–Death) Term of office Monarch Prime minister; Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir Charles Arden-Clarke (1898–1962) 6 March 1957 14 May 1957 69 days Elizabeth II: Nkrumah — Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (1894–1967) 14 May 1957 13 November 1957 183 days 2 The Earl of Listowel (1906–1997) 13 November 1957 1 July 1960 2 years ...
The Founders' Day (which was formerly spelt as 'Founder's Day') was observed in Ghana on 21 September in year each to mark the birthdate [12] of Ghana's first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, [13] and in remembrance of the struggle for independence by Ghana's brave "Big Six" as the name implies. [14]
Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, died on April 27, 1972, in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. [1] Nkrumah died of an unknown but apparently incurable sickness. His body came back to Ghana where he had achieved independence in 1957 and had ruled the country approximately 13 years.
The country's first leader and prime minister was Kwame Nkrumah [1] of the Convention People's Party (CPP). [2] He held that post from the date of Ghana's independence – 6 March 1957 to 1 July 1960, when a new constitution came into effect that abolished the position.
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Over the years, the park has attracted visitors from around the world, with an annual count of approximately 98,000 individuals who visit to pay homage to Ghana's first President, and learn about his life and legacy.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick speaks during the Oakland County Republican Partyââ¬â¢s Lincoln Day Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.
Kwame Nkrumah: 6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960: Minister for Foreign Affairs: Kwame Nkrumah: 6 March 1957 – 1958: Kojo Botsio: 1958 – 1959: Ebenezer Ako-Adjei: 1959 – 1960: Minister for Defence: Charles Arden-Clarke [2] 1957 – 1958: Stephen Allen Dzirasa [2] 1958 – 1959: Kwame Nkrumah [2] 1959 – 1960: Minister for Interior [3] Ebenezer ...