Kwame Nkrumah — Ghanaian Statesman born on September 21, 1909, died on April 27, 1972
Kwame Nkrumah PC led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966... (wikipedia)