Ruler · 1909 – 1972

Kwame Nkrumah

Lived 1909 – 1972; philosopher, theologian, politician, diplomat. President of Ghana (Ghana), 1960 – 1966.

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Lived: 1909 – 1972; 63 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Ghana
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of Ghana

Ghana · the 2nd of 16 dated reigns · 1957 – 2025

Charles Arden-Clarke1957

Kwame Nkrumah1960 – 1966

Joseph Arthur Ankrah1966 – 1969

Akwasi Afrifa1969 – 1970

Nii Amaa Ollennu1970

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Reigned 1960 – 1966 · 6 years · came to it aged 51

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

Nkrumah was deposed in 1966 in a coup d'état by the National Liberation Council.

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