Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PCled Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 September 1909
CountryGhana
among based concern continued disputes fact increased poverty resulting retard
its concern was based on the fact that such disputes continued to retard development and progress, resulting in increased poverty among the people.
people unity cry
The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.
mean egalitarianism abiding
Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected.
self government quiet
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
struggle taken men
There is a close connection between socio-political development, the struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments. In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man's productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
destiny world serious
A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.
country ghana long
At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!
long degradation conscious
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, Marcus Garvey fought for African national and racial equality.
people african-continent continents
Africa is one continent, one people and one nation
independent way sovereign
The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
moving unity desire
We all want a United Africa, United not only in our concept of what unity connotes, but united in our common desire to move forward together in dealing with all the problems that can best be solved only on a continental basis.
attitude men faces
The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
independent reality essence
The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.
race world colonialism
It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.