Kwame Nkrumah Biography and Timeline

Colonial Freedom

Publication of "Towards Colonial Freedom". Publication of "Colonial Freedom"

Towards Colonial Freedom

Publication of "Towards Colonial Freedom". Publication of "Colonial Freedom"

Party Leader

Appointed Party Leader of the Peoples Party

Peoples Party

Founds the Peoples Party

Prime Minister of Ghana

Appointed Prime Minister of the Gold Coast

Prime Minister of Ghana

Appointed Prime Minister of Ghana

Role range: 1952-1960

Republic Constitution Takes Effect

Ghana's republican constitution takes effect, replacing the governor-general with an executive presidency under Kwame Nkrumah.

Role range: 1960-1966

Independence of Ghana

First President of the Ghana Republic

Role range: 1960-1966

President of Ghana

Appointed President of the Ghana Republic

Role range: 1960-1966

Kulungugu Bombing Survived

Nkrumah survives a bomb attack at Kulungugu while returning from a meeting near Ghana's northern frontier.

Role range: 1960-1966

Organisation of African Unity Charter Signed

Nkrumah joins other African leaders in signing the charter that establishes the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa.

Role range: 1960-1966

One-Party Constitutional Referendum

A constitutional referendum approves amendments making the Convention People's Party the sole legal party and substantially increasing presidential authority.

Role range: 1960-1966

One-Party Parliamentary Election

Parliamentary seats are filled under the one-party system, with Convention People's Party candidates returned without competitive opposition.

Role range: 1960-1966

The Last Stage of Imperialism

Publication of "The Last Stage of Imperialism"

Akosombo Dam Inaugurated

Nkrumah formally inaugurates the Akosombo Dam, the central component of the Volta River Project and a major national development scheme.

Role range: 1960-1966

Vietnam Peace Mission

Nkrumah travels on a diplomatic mission connected with efforts to mediate the Vietnam War and is outside Ghana when his government is overthrown.

Role range: 1960-1966

Coup

Overthrown by a military coup

Role range: 1960-1966

Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare

Publication of "Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare"

Class Struggle In Africa

Publication of "Class Struggle In Africa". Publication of "Class Struggle in Africa"

Class Struggle in Africa

Publication of "Class Struggle In Africa". Publication of "Class Struggle in Africa"

Death of Kwame Nkrumah

Death of Kwame Nkrumah

Role range: 1960-1966