By ASP James Annan
The first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame
Nkrumah, was unconstitutionally ousted from office through a military and
police coup d’état on February 24, 1966. This year marks exactly 50years since
the Convention People’s Party (CPP) government was overthrown.
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| Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
According to declassified documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
in 1999, the then US
Apparently, Dr. Nkrumah was seen as an ally of the then Soviet Union andEastern Europe during the ‘Cold War’. But the
pan-Africanist leader declared his stance and made the famous statement, “We
neither face East nor West; we face forward”.
On February 21, 1966, President Nkrumah leftGhana
for Hanoi Ghana
Consequently, the CIA backed-coup inGhana
was carried out at the dawn of February 24, 1966, while Nkrumah was still on
peace mission in Asia .
Among the key figures who staged the revolution were Col. E.K. Kotoka, Major A.A. Afrifa, and the then Inspector-General of Police, Mr. J.W.K. Harley.
The famous coup-makers cited Nkrumah’s Preventive Detection Act, corruption, dictatorial practices, oppression, and the deteriorating economy ofGhana
Apparently, Dr. Nkrumah was seen as an ally of the then Soviet Union and
On February 21, 1966, President Nkrumah left
Consequently, the CIA backed-coup in
Among the key figures who staged the revolution were Col. E.K. Kotoka, Major A.A. Afrifa, and the then Inspector-General of Police, Mr. J.W.K. Harley.
The famous coup-makers cited Nkrumah’s Preventive Detection Act, corruption, dictatorial practices, oppression, and the deteriorating economy of
