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Francis Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) 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 Britain. [1]
The Founder's Day was formerly called "Founder's Day" with the letter "S" appearing after an apostrophe and it was celebrated to earmark the achievements of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. [4] Kwame Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and a member of the "Big Six". [5]
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 Prime Minister of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was full of gratitude and praise to Hon. B. E. Dwira for the brave leadership and chairmanship that he exhibited and demonstrated to help the CPP win the general elections thereby paving the way for Ghana's independence.
Osagyefo in 1952, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah won the election to lead the Gold Coast administration [21] after he won the Gold Coast legislative election in 1951. [22] Led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the C.P.P., the Gold Coast declared its independence from the British on Wednesday, 6 March 1957. [23] The Gold Coast was named Ghana. [24]
Kwame Nkrumah – first prime minister and first president of Ghana [4] [5] Ako Adjei – founding member of the UGCC [6] Edward Akufo-Addo – founding member of the UGCC and subsequently chief justice and president of Ghana [7] Joseph Boakye Danquah – founding member of the UGCC [8] Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey – founding member of the UGCC [9]
Nkrumah was elected leader of Government Business in the Legislative Assembly in February 1951 and released from prison to take up this role. Walter Sisulu , Secretary General of the African National Congress sent a letter of congratulations which was published in the Accra Evening News , a newspaper founded by Nkrumah on 28 February 1951.
Kwame Nkrumah was invited to be the new party's general secretary. In 1948, following a boycott of European imports initiated by a chief in Accra and subsequent rioting in Accra, Danquah was one of " The Big Six " (the others being Nkrumah, Akufo-Addo, Obetsebi-Lamptey, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei and William Ofori Atta ) who were detained for a month ...