30 moments

1. Birth at Nkroful

   1909-09-21 · Nkroful, Ghana

   Nkrumah was born in the Nzema village of Nkroful in the Gold Coast, now Ghana.

2. Student-teacher at Half Assini

   1925-01-01 · Half Assini, Ghana

   Nkrumah was a student-teacher at the Catholic mission school in Half Assini. The cited school was the Catholic mission school at Half Assini named in the immediately preceding sentence; only the year is supported.

3. Teacher training at Achimota

   1930-01-01 · Achimota School, Accra, Ghana

   He completed teacher training at the Prince of Wales' College at Achimota. Coordinate is for Achimota School.

4. Teaching post at Elmina

   1931-01-01 · Elmina, Ghana

   Nkrumah began teaching at a Catholic primary school in Elmina after completing his teacher training.

5. Teaching at Amissano seminary

   1933-01-01 · Amissano, Ghana

   He was appointed a teacher at the Catholic seminary in Amissano. Coordinate is a representative point for Amissano.

6. Arrival in New York

   1935-10-01 · New York City, New York, United States

   Nkrumah arrived in New York at the beginning of his decade of study in the United States.

7. Enrollment at Lincoln University

   1935-10-01 · Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, United States

   After arriving in the United States, Nkrumah travelled to Pennsylvania and enrolled at Lincoln University. The article identifies the institution as Lincoln University in the preceding text; coordinate is for its main campus.

8. Bachelor's degree at Lincoln

   1939-01-01 · Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, United States

   Nkrumah completed his Bachelor of Arts in economics and sociology at Lincoln University. The preceding sentence identifies Lincoln University as the institution.

9. Studies at the University of Pennsylvania

   1939-01-01 · University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   Nkrumah enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia while also attending Lincoln's seminary.

10. Theology degree at Lincoln

    1942-01-01 · Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, United States

    Nkrumah completed a Bachelor of Theology degree at Lincoln University and was the top student in the course.

11. Graduate degrees at Penn

    1943-01-01 · University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Nkrumah completed graduate degrees in philosophy and education at the University of Pennsylvania. “The following year” refers to 1943 after the 1942 degree described immediately before.

12. Pan-African conference in New York

    1944-01-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    Nkrumah played a major role in a New York Pan-African conference that urged postwar support for a free and developed Africa.

13. Return to London

    1945-05-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

    Nkrumah returned to London for further study and political organizing after the Second World War.

14. Fifth Pan-African Congress

    1945-10-01 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

    Nkrumah was a principal organizer and co-treasurer of the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester.

15. Departure from Liverpool aboard MV Accra

    1947-11-01 · Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

    Nkrumah boarded the MV Accra at Liverpool to return to the Gold Coast and take up the UGCC post.

16. UGCC headquarters at Saltpond

    1947-12-29 · Saltpond, Ghana

    Nkrumah began work as general secretary at the United Gold Coast Convention headquarters in Saltpond.

17. Imprisonment in Kumasi

    1948-01-01 · Kumasi, Ghana

    Colonial authorities incarcerated Nkrumah and the other Big Six together in Kumasi following the unrest of 1948. The article does not provide a more precise date for the Kumasi imprisonment.

18. Transfer to Lawra detention

    1948-01-01 · Lawra, Ghana

    After the Big Six were separated, Nkrumah was transferred to Lawra; all six were freed in April 1948. Only the year is supported for his transfer to Lawra.

19. Imprisonment at Fort James

    1950-01-22 · Fort James, Accra, Ghana

    During the Positive Action campaign, Nkrumah was arrested and imprisoned at Fort James in Accra.

20. Prison candidacy for Accra

    1951-02-01 · Fort James, Accra, Ghana

    Nkrumah remained imprisoned in Accra while standing for a directly elected Accra seat in the 1951 legislative election. The surrounding text identifies the prison as Fort James; February is supported by the immediately following account of the February 1951 legislative election.

21. Independence proclamation in Accra

    1957-03-06 · Accra, Ghana

    

    At Ghana's independence celebrations, Nkrumah proclaimed that Ghana would be free forever and addressed the first session of Parliament. The source identifies Accra as the location of the independence celebrations in the preceding sentence.

22. West African summit at Sanniquellie

    1959-07-01 · Sanniquellie, Liberia

    Nkrumah attended the First West African Summit Conference, where the leaders of Ghana, Guinea, and Liberia pledged to work toward a community of independent African states. The source dates the First West African Summit Conference at Sanniquellie to 15–19 July 1959; it does not identify a specific day of Nkrumah's attendance.

23. First Non-Aligned Movement summit

    1961-01-01 · Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    

    Nkrumah participated in the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade, where Ghana became a founding member of the movement. Belgrade is in present-day Serbia.

24. Tour of the People's Republic of China

    1961-01-01 · People's Republic of China

    Nkrumah travelled in the People's Republic of China during his 1961 tour expressing solidarity with Communist states. Coordinate is a representative point for China; the source does not specify a city or dates within 1961.

25. Tour of the Soviet Union

    1961-01-01 · Soviet Union

    Nkrumah travelled through the Soviet Union during a 1961 tour of Eastern Europe and China that reinforced his commitment to state economic control. Coordinate is a representative point for the former Soviet Union; the source does not specify a city or dates within 1961.

26. Inspection of Akosombo Dam construction

    1962-02-01 · Akosombo Dam, Ghana

    

    Nkrumah visited the Akosombo Dam construction project, a major element of Ghana's industrialization programme. The date is derived from the source image caption and is supported to month precision only.

27. Organisation of African Unity summit

    1965-01-01 · Accra, Ghana

    

    Nkrumah and his family met Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during the 1965 Organisation of African Unity summit hosted in Accra. The source image caption supports the year but not a more precise date.

28. Exile in Conakry

    1966-01-01 · Conakry, Guinea

    After the coup, Nkrumah lived in the Guinean capital of Conakry for the remainder of his political exile. The source establishes residence after the February 1966 coup but does not state his exact date of arrival in Conakry.

29. Arrival in Beijing after coup

    1966-02-01 · Beijing, China

    Nkrumah learned in China that his government had been overthrown and remained in Beijing for four days as Zhou Enlai received him. The article places the state visit and coup in February 1966; it does not give the exact arrival date.

30. Death at Flamingo Hotel

    1972-04-27 · Flamingo Hotel, Bucharest, Romania

    Nkrumah died in Bucharest while receiving treatment for an apparently incurable illness. The precise former hotel location is not established by the source; coordinates represent central Bucharest.