Heavenly birthday wishes Kwame Nkrumah! Born September 21, 1909, Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. He was then the first prime minister and then the president of Ghana, from 1957 until 1966. He died in 1972. Here are a few of his notable works:
