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Check out the reasons why historians insist that Dr.Kwame Nkrumah is not a Ghanaian
Ghanaians marked the 112th birthday of their first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah on September 21. Known as the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, the day is set aside to reflect on the life and times of the great Osagyefo, the inspiring leader and unique man of valor who led Ghana to independence.
According to several historians, Nkrumah was born to Kofi Ngonloma of the Asona Clan and Elizabeth Nyanibah of the Anona Clan at Nkroful in the Western Region of what was then known as the Gold Coast (now Ghana). He would lead the West African nation to gain its independence from Britain in 1957. A staunch advocate for a united African state and the total liberation of the African continent from imperialism and western dependency, Nkrumah was also one of the founding fathers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now African Union (AU).
Nkrumah was toppled from power in a coup on February 24, 1966, by the military with western backing while on a state visit to China and North Vietnam. He is reported to have died of prostate cancer with no family member by his side after months of failing health following the mysterious death of his cook in Conakry, Guinea, where he was exiled.
Much has been written about Nkrumah, from his private to his public life. However, certain facts about him that are hardly or not even known, including the details he provided when he was applying to undertake a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1945, make for a very interesting case.
