in what Four ways did Nkrumah demonstrated he was a nationalist
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The Right Honorable
Kwame Nkrumah
PC
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1st President of Ghana
In office
1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966
Preceded by Elizabeth II
as Queen of Ghana
Succeeded by Joseph Arthur Ankrah
3rd Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity
In office
21 October 1965 – 24 February 1966
Preceded by Gamal Abdel Nasser
Succeeded by Joseph Arthur Ankrah
as Chairman of the National Liberation Council
1st Prime Minister of Ghana
In office
6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Charles Arden-Clarke
The Lord Listowel
Preceded by Himself as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast
Succeeded by Himself as President
1st Prime Minister of the Gold Coast
In office
21 March 1952 – 6 March 1957
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Charles Arden-Clarke
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Himself as Prime Minister of Ghana
Personal details
Born 21 September 1909
Nkroful, Gold Coast
(now Ghana)
Died 27 April 1972 (aged 62)
Bucharest, Romania
Political party United Gold Coast Convention (1947–1949)
Convention People's Party (1949–1966)
Spouse(s) Fathia Rizk
Children Francis
Gamal
Samia
Sekou
Alma mater Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
London School of Economics
University College London
Gray's Inn
Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909[a] – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962.[1]
After twelve years abroad pursuing higher education, developing his political philosophy, and organising with other diasporic pan-Africanists, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast to begin his political career as an advocate of national independence. He formed the Convention People's Party, which achieved rapid success through its unprecedented appeal to the common voter. He became prime minister in 1952 and retained this position when Ghana declared independence from Britain in 1957. In 1960, Ghanaians approved a new constitution and elected Nkrumah president.
His administration was both socialist and nationalist. Thus it funded national industrial and energy projects, developed a strong national education system, and promoted a national (and pan-African) culture. Under Nkrumah, Ghana played a leading role in African international relations during the decolonisation period.
He was deposed in 1966 by the National Liberation Council which, under the supervision of international financial institutions, privatised many of the country's state corporations. Nkrumah lived the rest of his life in Guinea, of which he was named honorary co-president.