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Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 20). Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072878
South African History Online (2012) 'Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero.', South African History Online, 20 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072878 (Accessed: 7 October 2026).
South African History Online, Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072878, (accessed 7 October 2026).
"Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero.." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072878. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Kwame Nkrumah, who became first prime minister and later president of Ghana, is imprisoned and becomes a national hero.." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072878.
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