Kwame Nkrumah was one name that boldly stood out when the winds of revolution swept across Africa in the middle of the 20th century. As Ghana's first president and prime minister, Nkrumah was a strong advocate for Pan-Africanism and the idea of a unified, independent continent in addition to being one of the founding fathers of Ghana's independence. 🌟 The Rise of a Revolutionary Thinker Nkrumah was born in Nkroful, in the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), in 1909, and excelled academically from a young age. He attended universities in the US and the UK, where he was greatly impacted by global liberation movements, Marcus Garvey's writings, and Marxist concepts. Nkrumah immersed himself in activism while he was overseas. He eventually got connected with Pan-African activists like George Padmore and W.E.B. Du Bois after co-founding the West African Students' Union. His political vision—a free and united Africa run by Africans, for Africans—was influenced by these events...
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