# Kwame Nkrumah

_Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)_

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> Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. He was then the first prime minister and then the president of Ghana, from 1957 until 1966. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 September 1909 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nkroful ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P19))
- **Died:** 27 April 1972 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bucharest ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Gold Coast Colony; Ghana ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; writer; diplomat; lecturer; university teacher; pedagogue ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P106))
- **Political party:** Convention People's Party; United Gold Coast Convention ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P102))
- **Education:** Lincoln University; London School of Economics and Political Science; University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education; Achimota School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P69))
- **Positions held:** chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (21 October 1965 – 24 February 1966); President of Ghana (1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966); Prime Minister of Ghana (6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960); Minister for Foreign Affairs (1957–1958); Minister for Defence (1957–1960); Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana (1956–1960); Member of the 2nd Parliament of the Gold Coast (15 June 1954 – 17 July 1956); Member of the 1st Parliament of the Gold Coast (1951–1954); Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom; Member of the Parliament of Ghana ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P39))
- **Awards:** Lenin Peace Prize; Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo; Collar of the Order of the White Lion; Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620#P166))

## Questions

**When was Kwame Nkrumah born?**  
Kwame Nkrumah was born on 21 September 1909 in Nkroful.

**What positions has Kwame Nkrumah held?**  
Positions held by Kwame Nkrumah include: chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1965–1966); President of Ghana (1960–1966); Prime Minister of Ghana (1957–1960); Minister for Foreign Affairs (1957–1958); Minister for Defence (1957–1960).

**Where did Kwame Nkrumah study?**  
Kwame Nkrumah was educated at Lincoln University, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, Achimota School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kwame Nkrumah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Nkrumah) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q8620](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8620) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kwame Nkrumah on a Soviet stamp (80th anniversary of his birth) 1989 CPA 6101.jpg by USSR Post (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kwame_Nkrumah_on_a_Soviet_stamp_(80th_anniversary_of_his_birth)_1989_CPA_6101.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kwame Nkrumah, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kwame Nkrumah on a Soviet stamp (80th anniversary of his birth) 1989 CPA 6101.jpg — USSR Post, Public domain.

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