On April 27, 1972, Ghana and the African continent lost a towering figure in the struggle for independence and unity.
Dr.
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first Prime Minister and President, and a leading Pan-Africanist, passed away at the age of 62 in Bucharest, Romania.
At the time of his death, Nkrumah had been living in exile in Conakry, Guinea, following his overthrow in a military coup on February 24, 1966.
