Just as in the days of the Egyptians, so today God had ordained that certain among the African race should journey westwards to equip themselves with… - Kwame Nkrumah

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Just as in the days of the Egyptians, so today God had ordained that certain among the African race should journey westwards to equip themselves with knowledge and experience for the day when they would be called upon to return to their motherland and to use the learning they had acquired to help improve the lot of their brethren. ...I had not realized at the time that I would contribute so much towards the fulfillment of this prophecy.

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About Kwame Nkrumah

(21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962.

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Alternative Names: Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma • Nkrumah • Francis Nwia Kofi Nkrumah • Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
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