Accra in the Cold War

The atlas holds 4 people and 7 moments here, from 1950 to 1974. The most recorded lives are Kwame Nkrumah, Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

1. Kwame Nkrumah

   from 1950 to 1965

   4 moments here

   Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…

2. Elizabeth II

   in 1961

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

3. Martin Luther King Jr.

   in 1957

   1 moment here

   American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

4. Kofi Annan

   in 1974

   1 moment here

   Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

Moments

1. 1950 Imprisonment at Fort James Kwame Nkrumah
2. 1951 Prison candidacy for Accra Kwame Nkrumah
3. 1957 Independence proclamation in Accra Kwame Nkrumah
4. 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
5. 1961 Visited Ghana despite security fears Elizabeth II
6. 1965 Organisation of African Unity summit Kwame Nkrumah
7. 1974 Manager at Ghana Tourist Development Company Kofi Annan

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