Historical figures in Elmina
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1482 to 1954. The most recorded lives are Kwame Nkrumah, Christopher Columbus and Kofi Annan. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.
Notable people
Kwame Nkrumah
from 1931 to 1933
2 moments here
Ghanaian nationalist leader, Pan-Africanist, and political theorist who led the Gold Coast to independence as Ghana in 1957.…
Christopher Columbus
in 1482
1 moment here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Kofi Annan
in 1954
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Moments
- 1482 Trades at Elmina Christopher Columbus
- 1931 Teaching post at Elmina Kwame Nkrumah
- 1933 Teaching at Amissano seminary Kwame Nkrumah
- 1954 Student at Mfantsipim School Kofi Annan