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Kwame Nkrumah. Born in the British West African colony, Gold Coast Educated in the United States Quickly became a leader of the Gold Coast independence movements Promoted a plan called “Positive Action”
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Kwame Nkrumah • Born in the British West African colony, Gold Coast • Educated in the United States • Quickly became a leader of the Gold Coast independence movements • Promoted a plan called “Positive Action” • In 1953, as Prime Minister of the colonial government (still under Great Britain), asked for Ghana’s independence as quickly as a constitution could be installed • In 1957, Ghana becomes the first African state to become independent of its colonial power. • Elected first president of Ghana by a vote of 1,016,076 to 124,623
Africa Mini-Presentations After breaking into eight groups, pick one of the following events/issues (see Mr. Crawford; first come, first served). Monday, March 31, your groups will briefly present (2-3 mins.) the background of the event/issue, the details of the actual event/issue and the results.