Question

Who was kwame nkrumah and how did he deviate from the path of democracy?

Answer 1

1. Kwame Nrumah , son of a goldsmith and a teacher himself, was active in the independence struggle of Ghana. he was an inspiration for the democrats in Africa.

2. After Ghana's independence Kwame became the first prime minister and then the president of Ghana. He was an inspiration for the democrats in Africa.

3. He deviated from the path of democracy by electing himself president for life. Soon after in 1966, he was overthrown by the military and Ghana ceased to be a democracy.

Kwame Nkrumah belonged toTheConvention People's Party(CPP)