How a foreign media reported Nkrumah's overthrow in 1966
Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah is credited as leading Ghana’s independence fight from British colonial rule.
Read full articleHe was a man who was very much revered and celebrated for his role in helping the country attain sovereignty and independence in 1957.
He later became president of the country in 1670 and led the country to pursue development and growth in various aspects.
However, with time, Nkrumah’s popularity diminished within the political circles and amongst the citizenry of Ghana.
Amidst accusations of leading an authoritarian government and becoming a dictator, Kwame Nkrumah was deposed in 1966 by the National Liberation Council.
In a video report of the aftermath of Nkrumah’s overthrow, Independent Televesion News, UK news company captured the mood of the country as well as the public reactions that greeted the overthrow of the man who had lost the love of the Ghanaian public.
The report also captured accounts of events leading to the coup d'etat as well as the immediate actions of the new military government that took over.
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