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Detailed explanation-1: -Kwame Nkrumah PC (born 21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957.

Detailed explanation-2: -On 6 March 1957, the Gold Coast (now known as Ghana) gained independence from Britain. Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kwame Nkrumah spearheaded the Gold Coast’s independence movement and its transformation into modern-day Ghana. He inspired subsequent independence movements throughout Africa. He became Ghana’s first prime minister in 1952 and later its first president.

Detailed explanation-4: -He formed an African student’s organization and became a popular speaker, advocating the liberation of Africa from European colonialism. He also promoted Pan-Africanism, a movement for cooperation between all people of African descent and for the political union of an independent Africa.