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In 1964, Nkrumah proposed a constitutional amendment that would make the CPP the only legal party, with Nkrumah as president for life of both nation and party. The amendment passed with 99.91 percent of the vote, [ 165 ] [ 166 ] [ 167 ] an implausibly high total that led observers to condemn the vote as "obviously rigged". [ 168 ]
Under the current Constitution the president is head of both state and government. [14] [17] The president is directly elected and serves a four-year term that expires at the next general election; a president may serve a maximum of two terms. In the event of a vacancy, the vice president serves the remaining time as the president. [18]
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence.
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.
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.
On February 24, 1966, the government of Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in a military coup d'état. Leaders of the established coup, including army officers Colonel E.K. Kotoka, Major A. A. Afrifa, Lieutenant General (retired) J. A. Ankrah, and Police Inspector General J.W.K. Harlley, justified their takeover by charging that the CPP administration was abusive and corrupt.
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d'état (codenamed Operation Cold Chop) [1] was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, while he was visiting China. The swift and bloodless coup led to the establishment of an eight-member National Liberation Council (NLC), comprising four army and four police officers.
Nkrumah, his family and Nasser, 1965 (The little girl - Samia Nkrumah) Samia is the second child and daughter of Kwame Nkrumah, [21] Ghana's first President and Fathia Nkrumah. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. [4]