Kwame Nkrumah
1909 to 1972
7 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Kwame Nkrumah across 7 places, from 1909 to 1972. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Kwame Kofi Nkrumah (born Nwia Kofi Nkrumah, /(ə)nˈkruːmə/; 21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972), baptised Francis, was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Kwame Nkrumah was documented, and when
21 September 1909exact date
Nkrofulattested
“Kwame Nkrumah was born on Tuesday, 21 September 1909 in Nkroful, Nzema East, (now Ellembele), Gold Coast (now Ghana).”
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1945year
Londonattested
“James, in a 1945 letter introducing Nkrumah to Trinidad-born George Padmore in London, wrote: "This young man is coming to you.”
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29 December 1947exact date
Saltpond, Ghanaattested
“He began work at the party's headquarters in Saltpond on 29 December 1947 where he worked as a general secretary.”
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1948year
Accraattested
“A document from The Circle, setting forth that goal was found on Nkrumah upon his arrest in Accra in 1948, and was used against him by the British authorities.”
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1961year
Eastern Europeattested
“In 1961, Nkrumah went on tour through Eastern Europe, proclaiming solidarity with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China.”
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February 1966month
North Vietnamattested
“In February 1966, while Nkrumah was on a state visit to North Vietnam and China, his government was overthrown in a violent coup d'état led by the national military and police forces, with backing from the civil service deposing his auth…”
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27 April 1972exact date
Bucharestattested
“In assessing Nkrumah's legacy, Edward Luttwak argued that he was undone by the growth of political consciousness and his inability to repress potential opponents: Nkrumah died on 27 April 1972, in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, of an…”
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Places Kwame Nkrumah is documented in
Bucharest1 presence · 1972Eastern Europe1 presence · 1961London1 presence · 1945
Accra1 presence · 1948
Nkroful1 presence · 1909
North Vietnam1 presence · 1966
Saltpond, Ghana1 presence · 1947
Other places tied to Kwame Nkrumah in the record
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1930 to 1931period
Elmina, Ghanamentioned
“After obtaining his teacher's certificate from the Prince of Wales' College at Achimota in 1930, Nkrumah was given a teaching post at the Catholic primary school in Elmina in 1931.”
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1930 to 1931period
Achimotamentioned
“After obtaining his teacher's certificate from the Prince of Wales' College at Achimota in 1930, Nkrumah was given a teaching post at the Catholic primary school in Elmina in 1931.”
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1933year
Amissanomentioned
“In 1933, he was appointed a teacher at the Catholic seminary at Amissano.”
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October 1935month
United Statesmentioned
“He arrived in the United States, in October 1935.”
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October 1935month
New York Citymentioned
“When he arrived in New York in October 1935, he travelled to Pennsylvania, where he enrolled despite lacking the funds for the full semester.”
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October 1935month
Pennsylvaniamentioned
“When he arrived in New York in October 1935, he travelled to Pennsylvania, where he enrolled despite lacking the funds for the full semester.”
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1939year
Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)mentioned
“In 1939, Nkrumah enrolled at Lincoln's seminary and at the Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and in 1942, he was initiated into the Mu chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Lincoln University.”
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1939year
Philadelphiamentioned
“In 1939, Nkrumah enrolled at Lincoln's seminary and at the Ivy League institution, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and in 1942, he was initiated into the Mu chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Lincoln University.”
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January 1941month
West Africamentioned
“2 (Lincoln University, Pennsylvania) – see Special Collections and Archives, Lincoln University * "Primitive Education in West Africa," Educational Outlook, January 1941 (University of Pennsylvania).”
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1944year
New York Citymentioned
“Nkrumah played a major role in the Pan-African conference held in New York in 1944, which urged the United States, at the end of the Second World War, to help ensure Africa became developed and free.”
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1945year
Amissanomentioned
“He had adopted the forename Francis while at the Amissano seminary; in 1945, he took the name Kwame Nkrumah.”
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May 1945month
London School of Economicsmentioned
“He is not very bright, but nevertheless do what you can for him because he's determined to throw Europeans out of Africa." Nkrumah returned to London in May 1945 and enrolled at the London School of Economics as a PhD candidate in Anthro…”
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19 October 1945exact date
Manchestermentioned
“He and Padmore were among the principal organisers, and co-treasurers, of the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester (15–19 October 1945).”
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November 1947month
Liverpoolmentioned
“After being questioned by British officials about his communist affiliations, Nkrumah boarded the MV Accra at Liverpool in November 1947 for the voyage home.”
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April 1948month
1951year
1951year
1952year
January 1955month
June 1956month
1957 to 1958period
20 February 1958exact date
April 1959month
December 1959month
Documented at the same place, the same year
Henri CoandăBucharest · 1972Elizabeth IIUnited Kingdom · 1945Werner HeisenbergUnited Kingdom · 1945Jacques LacanUnited Kingdom · 1945Francis PoulencUnited Kingdom · 1945David Lloyd GeorgeUnited Kingdom · 1945Peter BrookUnited Kingdom · 1945Michael AtiyahUnited Kingdom · 1945Har Gobind KhoranaUnited Kingdom · 1945Andrew SchallyUnited Kingdom · 1945J. G. BallardUnited Kingdom · 1945Abul A'la MaududiUnited Kingdom · 1945
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