Francis Kwame Nkrumah 21 September β 27 April was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from until , when it gained independence from Britain. After twelve years abroad pursuing higher education, developing his political philosophy , and organizing with other diasporic pan-Africanists, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast to begin his political career as an advocate of national independence.
In , Ghanaians approved a new constitution and elected Nkrumah President. His administration was primarily socialist as well as nationalist. It funded national industrial and energy projects, developed a strong national education system and promoted a pan-Africanist culture.
After multiple failed attempts on his life, coupled with increasingly difficult local economic conditions, Nkrumah's government became authoritarian in the s, as he repressed political opposition and conducted elections that were neither free nor fair.
His father did not live with the family, but worked in Half Assini where he pursued his goldsmith business until his death. Ngolomah was respected for his wise counsel by those who sought his advice on traditional issues and domestic affairs. He died in Kwame was his mother's only child.
His mother hailed from Nsuaem and belonged to the Agona family. She was a fishmonger and petty trader when she married his father. He progressed through the ten-year elementary programme in eight years. In , he was a student-teacher in the school and was baptized into the Catholic faith.
