Address to the Parliament of Ghana, Accra 06 October 2000
… and people of South Africa, those of the veterans of our struggle, such as Nelson Mandela, as well as my own. My wife, … the people of Ghana, a forward echelon in that continuing struggle, elected you as their leaders and representatives … Ghana, achieved on March 6, 1957, ushered in the decisive struggle for freedom and independence throughout Africa …