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Witness History: The fall of Kwame Nkrumah

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24/02/2021 GMT

The fall of Kwame Nkrumah

BBC World Service - Witness History, The fall of Kwame Nkrumah

How one of Africa's most famous independence leaders was overthrown in 1966

How one of Africa's most famous leaders was overthrown in 1966

The Ghanaian president, Kwame Nkrumah, was one of Africa's most famous independence leaders. But in 1966, while he was out of the country, the Ghanaian military and police seized power in a coup. The legendary Ghanaian film maker Chris Hesse worked closely with Nkrumah and was with him at the time. He spoke to Alex Last about his memories of the coup and his friendship with the man who'd led Ghana to independence.

Photo: Kwame Nkrumah c 1955 (Getty Images)

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