12. Kwame Nkruma Kwame Nkruma was a very important figure in Ghana’s independence. He was the first Government Chief (1957-1960) and president (1960-1966) of Ghana.
13. He had a radical panafrican political identity and eventually, he shifted to a dictatorial goverment, creating a one-party regime. He also self-proclaimed perpetual president and promoted cult to himself. He was overthrown in 1966 by a military coupe d’etat and lived in exile his last years, invited by Guinea’s president. He died in Bucarest in 1972.
33. Ghana’s flag Red represents the blood of those who died in the country's struggle for independence, Gold stands for the minerals wealth, while Green symbolizes the rich forest. The Black star represents the lonestar of African freedom.