THE MAN; OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH COMPILED PROFILE

PROFILE

OSAGYEFO DR. Kwame Nkrumah

'Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest forces for good in the world. I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength, but as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.'  I hope the compiled profile on one of my greatest mentors in life will inspire you to higher height in every area of your life. He is a man to be exemplified.

Name	Nkrumah
Other Names	Kwame
Date of Birth	1909-09-21
Place	Nkroful, Western Reg
Detailed Biography Father: Kofi Ngonloma of the Asona Clan Mother: Elizabeth Nyanibah of the Anona Clan Wife: Helena Ritz Fathia Childhood Mentor: Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey (Assistant Vice Principal and the first African member of staff at the then Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota)Education & Career Pattern: Nkrumah was first named Francis Nwia-Kofi (the latter name, after a prominent family personality), but later changed his name to Kwame Nkrumah in 1945 in the UK - he was born on Saturday-. Attended Elementary School at Half Assini where father worked as a goldsmith. A German Roman Catholic priest by name George Fischer significantly influenced his elementary school education 1930: Obtained Teacher's Certificate from the Prince of Wales’ College at Achimota (Formerly Government Training College, Accra) 1931: Teacher, Roman Catholic School, Elmina (Central Region) and later, Head teacher, Roman Catholic junior School Axim (Western Region) 1932: Teacher, Roman Catholic Seminary, Amisano (Central Region) 1935: Entered Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, USA. 1939: Earned a BA (Lincoln University), USA 1942: Earned a BA (Theology), Lincoln University, USA 1943: M.Sc. Education, MA Philosophy, and completed course work / preliminary examination for a Ph. D. degree at the University of Pennsylvania, USA 1939 - 1945: Combined studies with part-time lectureship in Negro History. (During this period, he helped to found the African Studies Association and the African Students Association of America and Canada.) 1945: Voted "Most Outstanding Professor-Of-The-Year by "The Lincolnian" 1945(May): Arrived in London with the aim of studying Law and completing thesis for a Doctorate but met George Padmore. The two as Co-Political Secretaries helped to organize the Sixth Pan-African Congress in Manchester, England. After the Congress, Nkrumah continued work for de-colonization of Africa and became Vice-President of West African Students Union. He was also leader of "The Circle", the secret organization dedicated to the unity and independence of West Africa, in its struggle to create and maintain a Union of African Socialist Republics 1947: Wrote his first book, "Towards Colonial Freedom" 1947(December): Returned to Gold Coast and became General Secretary of United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) 1948: Detained with Executive Members of UGCC known later as the "Big Six" following disturbances in the colony. 1948 (September): Established the "Accra Evening News which appeared on the news-stands the same day that he was dismissed as General Secretary of UGCC. 1949 (June): Formed Convention Peoples Party (CPP) with the Committee on Youth Organization (CYO). 1949 (December): Declared Positive Action to demand Independence. 1950 (January): Arrested, following riots resulting from declaration of Positive Action 1951 (February): Won the election while in prison with a vote of 22,780 from the 23,122 ballots cast, to take the Accra Central seat. He was released later from prison in the same month to form new Government. 1956: Won the elections leading to independence.· 1957 (6 March): Declared Ghana's Independence 1958 (April): Convened Conference of the existing independent African States (Ghana, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Morocco and Liberia). In December, He held an All-African Peoples Conference in Accra, the first Pan-African conference to be held on African soil. He took the first step towards African Unification by signing an agreement with Sekou Toure to unite Ghana and Guinea. 1958: Married Helena Ritz Fathia, an Egyptian Coptic and relative of President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt.Had three children with her - Gokeh, Sarmiah Yarba, and Sekou Ritz 1960: Declared Ghana a Republic. 1961: Nkrumah extended the Ghana - Guinea union to include Mali under Modibo Keita. 1962 (August): Target of an assassination attempt at Kulungugu in the Northern Region of Ghana. 1963 (May): Nkrumah organized a conference of the 32 independent African States in Addis Ababa. The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed at this conference with the purpose of working for the Unity, Freedom and Prosperity of the people of Africa. 1964: Established Ghana as a One Party State with himself as Life President. 1965: Nkrumah published his book " Neocolonialism". In this book he showed how foreign companies and governments were enriching themselves at the expense of the African people. This book drew harsh protest from the US government and consequently withdrew its economic aid of $35m previously earmarked for Ghana. 1966 (February 24th): Overthrown in a Military Coup d'etat while on trip to Hanoi, North Vietnam. He left for Conakry Guinea on being told of the overthrow. He lived in Conakry as Co –President of Guinea. 1972 (April 27th): Died of natural causes in a Romania 1972 (7 July): Buried in Ghana.   The Osagyefo, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah authored over 20 books and publications. (See http://www.panafbooks.com/ISBN.html for a list of his publications.) He is a lead authority on the Political theory and Practical Pan-Africanism. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah selflessly dedicated his life to show how future sons and daughters of Africa should prepare themselves as well as strive to unify Africa and harness its wealth for the benefit of all descendants of the continent. Today, the African continent is beset with poverty and misery even as it is endowed with abundance of natural, climatic, strategic and human wealth. AWARDS winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1963.

Kwame Nkrumah: BBC African Man of the Millenium 

The New African magazine (August – September 2004) THE GREATEST AFRICANS OF ALL TIME

KWAME NKRUMAH

President of Ghana 1960 to 24-Feb-1966 (overthrown)

  Lenin Peace Prize 1962
  Assassination Attempt Aug-1962
  Exiled 24-Jan-1966

BOOKS AUTHORED BY OSAGYEFO DR. KWAME NKRUMAH

AFRICA MUST UNITE AXIOMS OF KWAME NKRUMAH ~ FREEDOM FIGHTERS EDITION

CHALLENGE OF THE CONGO

 CLASS STRUGGLE IN AFRICA

CONSCIENCISM: PHILOSOPHY AND IDEOLOGY FOR DECOLONIALSATION

DARK DAYS IN GHANA

GHANA: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KWAME NKRUMAH

HANDBOOK OF REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE

I SPEAK OF FREEDOM

NEO-COLONIALISM: THE LAST STAGE OF IMPERIALISM

REVOLUTIONARY PATH

RHODESIA FILE

THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES

TOWARDS COLONIAL FREEDOM

VOICE FROM CONAKRY

 ACHIEVEMENTS

ACCRA – TEMA MOTOR WAY ACCRA – TEMA RAIL LINE ADOMI BRIDGE AKOSOMBO DAM ASUTWARE SUGAR FACTORY AKOSOMBO HYDRO ELECTRICITY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB)	ABOSSO GLASS FACTORY ACCRA INT. AIRPORT ACCRA SPORTS STADIUM ACHIASE KOTOKU RAIL LINE AKUKO PHOTO POULTRY ALL AFRICAN TRADE UNION FEDERATION GHANA GUINEA MALI
GHANA AIR-FORCE GHANA AIRWAYS GHANA FILM UNIT GHANA NAVY GHANA NAUTICAL COLLEGE GHANA T.V NETWORK GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA TEXTILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	GHANA AMATURE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION GHANA AMATURE BOXING AUTHORITY GHANA AMATURE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION GHANA COCOA MARKETING BOARD GHANA BLUE TRAIN EXPRESS GHANA FISHING CORPORATION GHANA NATIONAL TRADING CORPERATION NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK ( NIB)
TEMA BOAT YARK FEMA FISHING HARBOUR TEMA OIL REFINERY TEMA MAIN HARBOUR  TEMA FOOD COMPLEX TEMA STEEL WORKS TEMA SANYO TEMA COLD STORES TEMA PAINTS FACTORY TEMA BATTERIES FACTORY TEMA AKA SA NOMA TEMA COCOA PROCESSING CORP TESHIE MILITARY ACADEMY	TARKWA GOLD REFINERY TAKORADI BOATYARD TAKORADI PAPER CONVERSION COMPANY TAKORADI COCOA PROCESSING CORP BLACK STAR LINE
	RESEARCH CENTERS SOIL, MINERAL, ANIMAL, CROPS, COCOA, FOOD, OIL, PALM, BUILDING AND ROAD
	OIL MALL NZIMA, ASESEWA, ATTEBUBU, ODA, AKUSE, TAMELE SHAMA
UNIVERSITIES UNIVERSITY OF GHANA UPGRADE-UG UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST- UCC KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH-KNUST UNIVERSITY OF MINES ACADEMY OF SCIENCES LAW SCHOOL MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES BUREAN OF LANGUAGES GHANA UP GRADED TECH. SCHOOLS TO POLYTECNICS IDEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE( UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION)	SPORTS COUNCIL SUHUM GRMENT FACTORY SALTPOND CERAMIC STATE LEATHER FACTORY STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION STATE PUBLISHING CORPORATION STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION STATE HOUSING CORPORATION STATE PHARMACUETICAL STATE DISTILLERIES SILOS FOR FOOD PRESERVATION SOCIAL SECURITY & NAT INSURANCE TRUST(SSNIT)
NATIONAL LOTTORIES POMADZE POULTRY PUPIL TEACHER TRAINING SCHEME METAL SHEET FACTORY FREE EDUCATION BRICKS & TILES FACTORY BOLGATANGA MEAT FACTORY BUI DAM COMMISSION	KUMASI JUTE FACTORY KUMASI SHOE FACTORY KADE MATCH FACTORY KOMENDA SUGAR FACTORY KWABENYA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION MAMPONG AKUAPIM HERBAL CENTER PAWLUGU TOMATO FACTORY CAF, AU(OAU) CEMENT FACTORY

BREAKDOWN OF 17,132 HOUSES

TOWN	NUMBER	TOWN	NUMBER	TOWN	NUMBER
ASAWASE	1316	SALTPOND	55	SOUTH LABADI	413
SUNTRESU N/S	1180	CAPE COAST	432	LABADI INT. BAYS	84
KWADASO	126	HO	228	N/M KORLE GONNO	376
OBUASI	668	KETA	36	KANESHIE 1 & 2	1987
TARKWA	819	KANDA	414	ABOSSEN OKAI	63
BIBIANI	984	KEDJEBI	54	WEST TANOKROM	3
ADIEMBRA	1213	JASIKAN	54	CHARPLE HILL	2
NKROFUL	16	KETAN	71	EAST CHRISTIAN BORG	203
EFIAKUMA	2802	OSU NEW SITE	170	WEST KORLE GONNO	692
PEDU	98	RING WAY	187	NORTH LABONE	184
KOFORIDUA	189	TAMALE	30	LARTEBIOKOSHIE	60
AKIM ODA	12	BOLGA	12	LARTEBIOKOSHIE LUV	24
SWEDRU	222	FANTE ABOSU	68

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Compiled by
Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah
Director
Visionaires Foundation
www.visionairesfoundation.org
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