In the 1960s President Nkrumah lobbied for the PRC's reinstatement in the United Nations.
The idea of a Commonwealth Secretariat was first floated by President Nkrumah of Ghana and the concept of the Commonwealth Foundation was proposed by Alec Douglas-Home, the British Prime Minister.
He contributed both poetry and political commentary to the Legon Observer: for example, 'A Spent Scare' (1967) was written in response to the coup which ended Nkrumah's rule.
Ghana – United States relations have generally been friendly since Ghana's independence, except for a period of strained relations during the later years of the Nkrumah regime.
He also was a director of AFP in Ghana until the fall of Nkrumah in 1966, after which he continued as an editor and special correspondent of AFP in various countries.
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Following the February 1966 coup in which Nkrumah's regime was overthrown, the new National Liberation Council (NLC) took steps to eliminate loss-making routes from the Ghana Airways network, which Nkrumah had kept open in order to show the Ghanaian flag.
After winning the election, and the passing of the new constitution in the simultaneous referendum, Nkrumah was inaugurated on 1 July 1960, replacing Governor-General William Hare as head of state.
In September 2001, Akua Njeri (Former Black Panther and widow of slain Black Panther Fred Hampton), Nkrumah Anpu (Blk Agenda) and Changa organized The Welcome Home Fred Hampton Jr.
The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute (officially known as the Kwame Nkrumah Institute of Economics and Political Science or Winneba ideological Institute) was an educational body in Winneba founded to promote socialism in Ghana as well as the decolonization of Africa.
The Nkrumah government established a meat factory in Zuarungu, which was a core economic benefit for the people.