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24th February 1966: Memory, power, and the lessons of Nkrumah

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  • Abu Salazar 1 day ago

    Kotoka was a traitor who worked with cia for wealth right from the beginning even though Nkrumah had it coming.

  • Abu Salazar 1 day ago

    He took a shady deal which involved an amount of dollars from the cia. The coup was perpetrated by Afrifa, Ankrah and Kotoka where the the police commissioner Harley only came to the picture just to stabilize the country unde ...
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  • Unpredictable Oye Onye Kwasi Atta 1 day ago

    I'm waiting for comments from the Shamefully Shameful Akufo Addo's Akyempanzee Family and their FoolSoldiers in NPP

  • The Motherland 1 day ago

    Look out for MUMBI SERAKI the ex-resident of Pantang hospital who may soon be here to showcase his sick mentality.

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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    1. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was arrested and put into PRISON-He sacrificed his life for his country Ghana-Nkrumah-NEVER STOLE-DID NOT BUILD ONE ROOM FOR HIMSELF.
    2. NELSON MANDELA-was arrested and put into prison for 27 years-HE SAC ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    In 1964, J B Danquah was caught conniving with the CIA to overthrow our democracy. J B Danquah had a speech prepared when Dr Kwame Nkrumah was nearly assassinated and bombed several times-leading to several Ghanaians dying th ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    The White man and woman CAME TO AFRICA TO SCAM US, TO STEAL, TO DEPLETE OUR RESOURCES-MINERALS-HENCE GOLD COAST and THE SLAVE TRADE.
    The Whites or England left Ghana with NO EDUCATION FOR OUR MASSES AND MASSES OF OUR PEOPLE. ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    ===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    EDWARD AKUFF ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    Some of Kwame Nkrumah’s Achievements to Ghana in the space of 6 years Ghana 60's

    - University Of Cape Coast (UCC)
    - Ghana National College, Cape Coast
    - Mfantsiman Girls' SHS
    - Winneba secondary school
    - Apam Seconda ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    @Abu Salazar

    Kotoka was NEVER A HERO.A REAL HERO DO NOT TAKE BRIBES FOR THEIR ACTIONS. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took the CIA bribes of $10 MILLION US DOLLARS EACH TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA AND DESTROY O ...
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  • Kwasi Addai 16 hours ago

    This reporter is definitely a member of the Nkwaseafo People's Party.

  • Augustina Quayson President 1 day ago

    Please whether Kwame Nkrumah was a demon or not, please the Accra lnternational Airport was built by President Nkrumah and it is abomination of the highest order for the airport built by President Nkrumah to be named aft ...
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  • Indian astrology spiritualist 1 day ago

    Look am under rasyandani temple … when you meditate great Amal hamzard he is angel of weath it takes 60 to meditate to meet that angel before u can be rich in Ghana or supper powerful only few can meditate Amal hamzard is n ...
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  • Kankan nyame 1 day ago

    Very interesting article, well written too. I wonder who the author is?
    Feb 24 1966 coup, a day of shame or a day of liberation?
    Developmemt in freedom, or development under dictatorship?

  • my eyes everywhere. 1 day ago

    those etc,etc will answer many,many questions before death or after before that time.WOE.

  • Fromtomfrom 1 day ago

    ETERNAL GLORY AND HONOUR TO MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES MOHAMED BARWAH!

    On this dark day in 1966, this most noble officer of the Ghana Armed Forces, the Acting Chief of Staff, was murdered in cold blood in front of his wife and ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    1. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was arrested and put into PRISON-He sacrificed his life for his country Ghana-Nkrumah-NEVER STOLE-DID NOT BUILD ONE ROOM FOR HIMSELF.
    2. NELSON MANDELA-was arrested and put into prison for 27 years-HE SAC ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    In 1964, J B Danquah was caught conniving with the CIA to overthrow our democracy. J B Danquah had a speech prepared when Dr Kwame Nkrumah was nearly assassinated and bombed several times-leading to several Ghanaians dying th ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    The White man and woman CAME TO AFRICA TO SCAM US, TO STEAL, TO DEPLETE OUR RESOURCES-MINERALS-HENCE GOLD COAST and THE SLAVE TRADE.
    The Whites or England left Ghana with NO EDUCATION FOR OUR MASSES AND MASSES OF OUR PEOPLE. ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    ===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

    EDWARD AKUFF ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    Some of Kwame Nkrumah’s Achievements to Ghana in the space of 6 years Ghana 60's

    - University Of Cape Coast (UCC)
    - Ghana National College, Cape Coast
    - Mfantsiman Girls' SHS
    - Winneba secondary school
    - Apam Seconda ...
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  • Nsia 1 day ago

    There is no cure for "Deranged Kwame Nkrumah Syndrome". Nkrumah, the incomparable African and Global Legend is trending on a daily basis .The descendants of the bomb throwers will keep wanking till the end of time because Nkr ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    @Abu Salazar2

    Kotoka was NEVER A HERO.A REAL HERO DO NOT TAKE BRIBES FOR THEIR ACTIONS. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took the CIA bribes of $10 MILLION US DOLLARS EACH TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA AND DESTROY ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    Kotoka was NEVER A HERO.A REAL HERO DO NOT TAKE BRIBES FOR THEIR ACTIONS. Kotoka was a TRAITOR and an UNPATRIOTIC EWE who took the CIA bribes of $10 MILLION US DOLLARS EACH TO BETRAY MOTHER GHANA AND DESTROY OUR DESTINY. THAT ...
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  • Kwesi Amonsi 1 day ago

    Kotoka himself regretted of the crook action that he and his chorts Afrifa, Ankrah, Harley and Deku took. Kotoka was killed because he later regretted overthrowing Kwame Nkrumah. So all your write up is neither here or there.

  • Kwame Angel 1 day ago

    To hell with your biased and tweaked socialist history.

  • Pelicles. 1 day ago

    Dispute what you read with your facts because the 1966 coup was welcomed by Ghanaians across. How old was Mahama and Ayariga when Nkrumah was overthrown?

    Ghanaians who are around Nkrumah's era are all old and have moved o ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 23 hours ago

    @ Pelicles
    Are we free now? Vote buying democracy. Is this democracy and freedom and poverty we are in?
    Donald Trump is bypassing the USA Congress and killing innocent USA citizens. Donald Trump is bypassing the USA Congres ...
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  • Nsia 18 hours ago

    @Pelicles , first, the is no cure for those of you afflicted by the "Deranged Kwame Nkrumah Syndtome" Now, can you name aay Saint who built or founded a country ?
    Nkrumah, rightfully and dutifully jailed those who were rejec ...
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  • Asem Beba Dabi 1 day ago

    If coup makers are no longer to be remembered in Ghana's political history, then RAWLINGS' PARK should be called by its ORIGINAL NAME and, more importantly, the NDC, a political party formed by a coup-maker (Rawlings), has no ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 23 hours ago

    @ Pelicles34
    Are we free now? Vote buying democracy. Is this democracy and freedom and poverty we are in?
    Donald Trump is bypassing the USA Congress and killing innocent USA citizens. Donald Trump is bypassing the USA Congr ...
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  • False memories of the UP tradition 22 hours ago

    First assassination attempt 1955, first coup attempt 1958 then the rest followed ... Kulungugu, Lucas House, Accra Sports Stadium ... PDA was necessary to deal with domestic terrorism.
    The writer of the article has false mem ...
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  • OSAFO KANTANKA 21 hours ago

    How many Factories did these criminals who Toppled Dr. Kwame Nkrumah build For the country? Did their actions improve our national economy? Apart from Removing Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and derailing the progress of the country and ...
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  • Ndcrats 18 hours ago

    @ K poku, London - UK, I am sure you were not born prior to the date Nkrumah was violently overthrown and did not experience Nkrumah’s communist dictatorship . Stop your stupid comments about Trump. Do you know the number o ...
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  • Ndcrats 18 hours ago

    Most of the so called Nkrumah’s factories were built by his communist Eastern European governments with obsolete machinery and equipment and could not function continuously for even two years. Most of them were dead white e ...
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  • Master P 17 hours ago

    Very narrow analysis indeed
    Can you tell me a country in the world that started on your so call democracy? What is freedom and liberty?
    Your opinion is completely flawed on nation building. I will direct you to read on demo ...
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  • Registered Independent 2 hours ago

    Who is this writer of this article? He sounds like an intellectual fool. Did you read about Osagyefo or some pencil head told you a fabricated story about him? No matter which way you cut it Dr Kwame Nkrumah is the brightes ...
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