What did kwame nkrumah do for his country

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Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, revolutionary, and one of the leading figures of the Pan-African movement. He was the first president of Ghana, leading from 1960 to 1966 when he was overthrown in a US backed coup d’état.

Nkrumah was one of the founding members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU). He was also awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962.

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Early Life and Political Beginnings

Nkrumah’s administration was both socialist and nationalist.

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Not to be confused with the The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, otherwise known as the NAZI party. Nkrumah believed that for Ghana to be successful it had to escape the colonial trade system and reduce dependency on foreign capital, technology and material goods.

Curiously, these ideals also shared by Ghana’s current president, Nana Akufo-Addo.

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Reforms and Achievements

Nkrumah’s government tried to rapidly industrialize Gh