Nkru·mah ( n-kr  m, ng-), Kwame Originally Francis Nwia Kofi. 1909-1972. Ghanaian politician. Instrumental in achieving Ghana's independence from Great Britain (1957), he became president (1960) but was deposed in a coup d'état (1966). |
Nkrumah [əŋˈkruːmə]
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(Biographies / Nkrumah, Kwame (1909-1972) M, Ghanaian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister, POLITICS: head of state) 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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