Nkrumah

American

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

noun

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

Nkrumah British

/ əŋˈkruːmə /

noun

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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Fuse ODG's latest video shows off some of the continent's beautiful waterfalls, oceans and bustling cities, as well as making nods to famous black leaders including former Ghana president Kwame Nkrumah.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 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

Traveling through Africa, he had recently interviewed Prime Minister Nkrumah.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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