Accra in the Space Age

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 1957 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Kwame Nkrumah, Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr..

Notable people

  1. Kwame Nkrumah

    from 1957 to 1965

    2 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. Muammar Gaddafi

    in 2007

    1 moment here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  5. 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. 1957 Independence proclamation in Accra Kwame Nkrumah
  2. 1957 Witnesses Ghanaian independence Martin Luther King Jr.
  3. 1961 Visited Ghana despite security fears Elizabeth II
  4. 1965 Organisation of African Unity summit Kwame Nkrumah
  5. 1974 Manager at Ghana Tourist Development Company Kofi Annan
  6. 2007 African Union summit in Accra Muammar Gaddafi

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