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Kwame Nkrumah
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Born
September 21
,
1909
·
Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]
Died
April 27
,
1972
·
Bucharest, Romania
Mini Bio
Kwame Nkrumah was born on September 21, 1909 in Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]. He was married to Fathia Rizk. He died on April 27, 1972 in Bucharest, Romania.
Family
Spouse
Fathia Rizk
(1957 - April 27, 1972) (his death, 3 children)
Children
Gamal Nkrumah
Samia Nkrumah
Sekou Nkrumah
Francis Nkrumah
Parents
Opanyin Kofi Nwiana Nglomah
Eliabeth Nyanibah
Trivia
Was the first president of Ghana, the first African nation to gain independence from European colonizers in 1957.
Prime Minister of Ghana (1957-1960).
President of Ghana (1960-1966).
Father of Gamal Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah, Sekou Nkrumah, and Francis Nkrumah.
Parents are: Opanyin Kofi Nwiana Nglomah, and Elizabeth Nyanibah.
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