Nkrumah

American  

[uhn-kroo-muh, uhng-kroo-] / ənˈkru mə, əŋˈkru- /

noun

1. Kwame 1909–72, president of Ghana 1960–66.

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Nkrumah British  

/ əŋˈkruːmə /

noun

1. Kwame (ˈkwɑːmɪ). 1909–72, Ghanaian statesman, prime minister (1957–60) and president (1960–66). He led demands for self-government in the 1950s, achieving Ghanaian independence in 1957. He was overthrown by a military coup (1966)

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Example Sentences

Bawumia's father Alhaji had served in Ghana's earliest governments after the country gained independence from Britain in 1957, working closely with revered Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

Alongside pioneering Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, Arsenal fan Itoje is an admirer of former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Black-and-white photographs of the revolution’s key players, including the Ghanaian nationalist leader and later president Kwame Nkrumah, lined the walls alongside images of smiling schoolchildren, soldiers and archival newspapers.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Nyani Nkrumah on her first novel, “Wade in the Water,” as well as colorism, upending the white-savior story and her upbringing in the U.S. and Africa.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

That man, Kwame Nkrumah, became the president of Ghana, the first black African president of an independent African nation.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore