It has been 50 years since Ghana\u2019s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kwame Nkrumah died on April 27, 1972, while battling cancer. Dr Nkrumah was 62 years old when he passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His last breath was not in the country he fought to help attain independence from British colonial rule. Kwame Nkrumah died in Bucharest, Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Nkrumah was overthrown by a coup led by Col. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka on February 24, 1966. He was out of the country when his administration was sent to oblivion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the coup, he had been living in Guinea. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was also the country\u2019s first Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kwame Nkrumah was part of the founding fathers of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), popularly known as the \u201cBig Six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other members of the Big Six are Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori-Atta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today being a golden jubilee since his death, social media users have lauded Nkrumah for his remarkable achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today in History, On April 27, 1972, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister & President of Ghana and a Great Pan-Africanist died in Bucharest, Romania while being treated for cancer at the age of 62. He had been living in Guinea since his overthrow in a coup in 1966. pic.twitter.com\/cLtiT5nRRf<\/a><\/p>— GHANA FACTS & HISTORY (@GhanaianMuseum) April 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n