The life and work of the Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah
lEarly life
lIn the Diaspora
lBack Home
lIndependence
lIn government
lGhana
lAfrica
lWorld
lIn exile
lDeath
lNkrumah never Dies
Early life
lBorn to Nyaneba in Nkroful of humble parents
lWent to primary and middle school in Axim
lStudied in a seminary
lTrained as a teacher at Achimota
lWorked as a journalist and studied at the feet of Azikiwe
lDecided to travel abroad to expand his horizons
lChose America on the recommendation of ZIK
In the Diaspora
lChose America to study
lWent to Lincoln and studied theology
lLater on studied political science
lWorked hard and studied hard
lGot involved in the Pan Africanist movement
lMake links with other Diaspora heroes
lContinued education in Britain
lOrganised amongst student
lTried his law
lInvolved in the organisation of the Pan Africanist congress of 1945
Back Home
lInvited by UGCC
lServed and transformed the movement into a true independence movement across the country
lEnsured that Ghana would be independent
lBroke with the UGCC – cheered on by the youth
lOn 12th June 1949 formed the CPP
lOrganised positive action in 1950
lWon the elections of 1951 from prison, 1954 even after massive defections and `1956 and then proposed the motion of destiny
lLong period of agitation fighting both the colonial government and the opposition
lSteered country to independence completing what several others had started before
<디Ɣ>Independence
lIndependence was about capitalising on a number of things – strategy and organisation at work
lCollaborated with the Diaspora – ensured that Ghana was centre of the African movement for advancement
lDismantling of the colonial regime
lSeeking the best for us as Africans
lCreating democracy and healing ethnic wounds
<디Ɣ>Ghana
lDeveloped the country
lEducation
lInfrastructure
lIndustries
lCommerce
lFinancial
lInculcated African personality
lGave us a sense of pride as a black person
<디Ɣ>Africa
lMade compact with Guinea and Mali
lHelped the freedom fight movement
lWas there at the start of the Congo
lSupported PAC
lBrought the Gambia boys to Ghana to study
lMooted an African High command
lGreat vision of an Africa Union long before it was even fashionable in the West
lBut his Africa was Pan-African with Egypt
World
lNon aligned movement champion
lMade Ghana and Africa proud based his rule in Ghana and his efforts at peace
lWe were both with the west and the east but got caught in the Cold war
lUniversity halls named after him
lStreets named after him
lWarnings about neo-colonisation sounded the death knell of his government
lAmerica intervened with the help of british
In Government
l1957 – Independence from Colonial Rule – FREEDOM
lWon By Kwame Nkrumah And The C.P.P
lProgressive Foreign Policy and Vision for African Unity
lInfrastructure
lGhana Atomic Energy Commission
lTema Harbour
lTema Housing Communities and Complex
lAkosombo Largest Dam and Hydro Electric project
lAccra -Tema Motorway
lAccra International Airport – Refurbishment
lPeduasi Lodge for conferences
l Houses For Ghana High Commission in London and New York
lTrade Union Congress
lFarmers Council
lWorkers Brigade
lNew Army Headquarters in Ho, Sunyani, Bolgatanga, and Takoradi
lEducation
lCompulsory Fee Free Education for all
lPrimary and Middle Schools in all Villages and Hamlets
lSecondary Schools in all Regions and Districts
lPolytechnics And Technical Schools For All Regions;
lUniversity Of Legon Upgrading
lKwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute
lGhana Medical School
lCape Coast University
lKwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi
lNational Cultural Centre <디Ɣ>Kumasi
lScholarships For Ghanaians To Study Abroad
lHealth
lFree Medical Care For all
lKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, <디Ɣ>Kumasi
In exile
lConakry when he realised he was not able to come back after coup and betrayal
lSpent his time writing and spread his ideological influence around the world
lFound common cause with lots more people who went to visit for inspiration
lWrote a lot of his political ideological books
lInspired a lot of younger Diaspora politicians
Death
lIll in Conakry
lTaken to Bucharest – Ghana government was scared to allow him to be brought home to die
lDied in Bucharest
lBuried in Guinea and in Ghana and in Nkroful and now at the mausoleum that Rawlings built
lDid not see children after he was exiled
l
Books
lTowards Colonial Freedom
lAfrica Must Unite
lChallenge of the Congo
lNeo-Colonialism the Last stage of Imperialism
l Consciencism
lClass Struggle in Africa
lDark Days in Ghana
lGhana: The Autobiography of
lI Speak of Freedom
lRevolutionary Path
lRhodesia File Kwame
l The Struggle Continues
lVoice from Conakry
lSeveral books have been written about him
l
Nkrumah never Dies
l100 years after his birth, he stands head and shoulders about all African statesmen
lHis vision lives on after his death
lHe is being honoured everywhere after demonization by the west
lHe has inspired too many people
lHis brand of
–Social justice
–Self determination and
–Pan-africanism
lNkrumah never dies
WordPower 2009 © – Ade Sawyerr 25.10.09
