Kwame Nkrumah

Definition

Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of Ghana after its independence from Britain in 1957. He played a key role in promoting Pan-Africanism and decolonization across Africa.

Related terms

Pan-Africanism: A worldwide movement that aims to encourage solidarity among people of African descent.

Non-Aligned Movement: An international organization formed during the Cold War that aimed at giving voice to states not formally aligned with either superpower bloc (US or USSR). Nkrumah was one of its founding members.

Neo-colonialism: The practice of using capitalism, globalization, and cultural imperialism to influence a developing country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control.