The role of Kwame Nkrumah in the struggle
of Ghana’s independence in 1957.
- His
role in Pan – Africansim congress made him the best choice among elites to
carry on party affairs
- His
arrest and subsequent deportation to the North of Ghana popularized him among
the Ghanaians.
- He
founded the Conventional Peoples Party which advocated for radicalism in
agitating for independence.
- CPP
protested colonialism and the authority
wielded by the Ashanti chiefdoms whose royal families wielded immense
power
- He
was innovative in politics (had Red, white and green flag for his party, party
slogans and songs) which made the party vibrant among the youth.
- His
eloquence in speech making against colonialism.
- He
started the newspaper. “Accra evening news” to advance the cause for the people
of Gold coast.