Kwame Nkrumah was Liberian, Nyaniba not his mother – Attoh Quarshie claims

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• Moses 2 years ago

  Nkrumah was a Bono child and the 9th born of his biological parents from Wenchi.. Elizabeth Nyaniba traveling all the way from Nzima to a village called Gyembibi around Wenchi, where she visited a potent Fetish priest to assi ...
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  Nkrumah was a Bono child and the 9th born of his biological parents from Wenchi.. Elizabeth Nyaniba traveling all the way from Nzima to a village called Gyembibi around Wenchi, where she visited a potent Fetish priest to assist her have a child.. She stayed for a while but couldn't born a child born because she was barren... Then, she men a woman from Wenchi ( a relative of Dr. Busia) who had brought her 9th born to be sacrificed for the Gyembibi Bosom as their rules and traditions of all who sorted babies from the Bosom bring the 9th born to be sacrificed, else, that child cannot be a leader, cannot inherit anyone on their Wenchi land.etc.. After Nkrumah's biological mother from heard Nyaniba's barren story and where she came from, she decided to give Kwame Nkrumah to her and brought him to Nkrofo... where Nkrumah was give a name... On one of Nkrumah's visits to Guinea on UGCC mission, he was invited by the Kankam priest, where he told Nkrumah some mystery about him and where he hailed from... Upon Nkrumah's arrival in Ghana, he went straight to the then Takyimanmanhene Osagyefo Amenyaw Akumfi and told him everything... Through traditions and customs, the Takyimanhene help Nkrumah to trace his biological parents in Dr. Busia's family in Wenchi... Afterwards, Dr Kwame Nkrumah changed his name given earlier at Nkrofo to his current name KWAME NKRUMAH... He later facilitated the formation of BonoKyempem and creation of Bono Ahafo Region... Dr Kwame Nkrumah's brother is Dr. KOFI Abrefa Busia

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• K A 1 year ago

  This is not true, Nkrumah was born in Liberia. He is not a Ghanaian

  This is not true, Nkrumah was born in Liberia. He is not a Ghanaian

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• SBH Jr 1 year ago

  Liberia had already gained independence long before Ghana did, and while the British were in the Gold Coast, that didn’t automatically make them Ghanaians. Similarly, many elders in Liberia believe that Kwame Nkrumah was of ...
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  Liberia had already gained independence long before Ghana did, and while the British were in the Gold Coast, that didn’t automatically make them Ghanaians. Similarly, many elders in Liberia believe that Kwame Nkrumah was of Kru descent, a belief that has been passed down through generations. I knew this even before studying history in depth.
  
  When Nkrumah visited President Tubman in Liberia, Tubman greeted him with the words: “Welcome to your fatherland.” That wasn’t just a formality—it carried deep meaning. Pan-Africanism didn’t start with Nkrumah. Long before him, Edward Wilmot Blyden, a Liberian scholar and statesman, laid the foundations of Pan-African thought. He is known as the father of African personality, a concept that shaped African nationalism. Liberia was a hub for Pan-African political discussions, and even Nigerian leaders came there for political consultations.
  
  The truth is, West Africans share common ancestral ties. The borders that divide us today were drawn by colonial masters during the Scramble for Africa. They don’t define who we truly are. Ghana’s history, like much of Africa’s, was rewritten after Nkrumah’s death. The way he is celebrated today is very different from how he was treated when he was alive.
  
  When Nkrumah was in power, many Ghanaians saw him as a dictator. There were multiple assassination attempts against him, and he was eventually overthrown and forced into exile. Guinea’s President Ahmed Sékou Touré welcomed him with open arms, even making him Co-President of Guinea. That’s where he spent his final years.
  
  When Nkrumah died in 1972, his body wasn’t taken to Ghana—it was buried in Guinea. Why? Because Ghana had rejected him. Many in the Asante leadership opposed him, accusing him of using their resources to develop other African nations while neglecting local chiefs. Much of the praise Nkrumah receives today only started after his death.
  
  Years later, Ghana finally recognized his contributions and appealed to Guinea to bring back his remains. That’s when the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum was built in his honor. But even today, there are traditional chiefs in Ghana who do not fully respect his legacy.
  
  As a Pan-Africanist, I don’t see Africa through the borders drawn by colonial powers. We are Africans first. Our history is intertwined, our struggles are shared, and our destinies are connected. Nkrumah wasn’t just a Ghanaian leader—he was an African leader. A visionary. A revolutionary. And he belongs to all of us.

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• SBH Jr 1 year ago

  Liberia had already gained independence long before Ghana did, and while the British were in the Gold Coast, that didn’t automatically make them Ghanaians. Similarly, many elders in Liberia believe that Kwame Nkrumah was of ...
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  Liberia had already gained independence long before Ghana did, and while the British were in the Gold Coast, that didn’t automatically make them Ghanaians. Similarly, many elders in Liberia believe that Kwame Nkrumah was of Kru descent, a belief that has been passed down through generations. I knew this even before studying history in depth.
  
  When Nkrumah visited President Tubman in Liberia, Tubman greeted him with the words: “Welcome to your fatherland.” That wasn’t just a formality—it carried deep meaning. Pan-Africanism didn’t start with Nkrumah. Long before him, Edward Wilmot Blyden, a Liberian scholar and statesman, laid the foundations of Pan-African thought. He is known as the father of African personality, a concept that shaped African nationalism. Liberia was a hub for Pan-African political discussions, and even Nigerian leaders came there for political consultations.
  
  The truth is, West Africans share common ancestral ties. The borders that divide us today were drawn by colonial masters during the Scramble for Africa. They don’t define who we truly are. Ghana’s history, like much of Africa’s, was rewritten after Nkrumah’s death. The way he is celebrated today is very different from how he was treated when he was alive.
  
  When Nkrumah was in power, many Ghanaians saw him as a dictator. There were multiple assassination attempts against him, and he was eventually overthrown and forced into exile. Guinea’s President Ahmed Sékou Touré welcomed him with open arms, even making him Co-President of Guinea. That’s where he spent his final years.
  
  When Nkrumah died in 1972, his body wasn’t taken to Ghana—it was buried in Guinea. Why? Because Ghana had rejected him. Many in the Asante leadership opposed him, accusing him of using their resources to develop other African nations while neglecting local chiefs. Much of the praise Nkrumah receives today only started after his death.
  
  Years later, Ghana finally recognized his contributions and appealed to Guinea to bring back his remains. That’s when the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum was built in his honor. But even today, there are traditional chiefs in Ghana who do not fully respect his legacy.
  
  As a Pan-Africanist, I don’t see Africa through the borders drawn by colonial powers. We are Africans first. Our history is intertwined, our struggles are shared, and our destinies are connected. Nkrumah wasn’t just a Ghanaian leader—he was an African leader. A visionary. A revolutionary. And he belongs to all of us.

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• History 1 year ago

  Whatever we still believe in his idealogie

  Whatever we still believe in his idealogie

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• Banku o Banku 10 months ago

  I agree he couldn't be Ghanaian. He was far too advanced and bright to be Ghanaian by blood..the typical ghanaians like Busia Danquah were no match for him and bitterly envied him for this reason..it is quite an open secret a ...
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  I agree he couldn't be Ghanaian. He was far too advanced and bright to be Ghanaian by blood..the typical ghanaians like Busia Danquah were no match for him and bitterly envied him for this reason..it is quite an open secret actually

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• Abe Sakyi 1 month ago

  If u fall for this rubbish from the NLM/UP detractors of Nkrumah, u have no brains. The NWIA in Nkrumah's name is different from WEAH, for Liberians.Why don't they add that David Tua, Ashanti, Ansu Fati, Manu Line, are all Gh ...
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  If u fall for this rubbish from the NLM/UP detractors of Nkrumah, u have no brains. The NWIA in Nkrumah's name is different from WEAH, for Liberians.Why don't they add that David Tua, Ashanti, Ansu Fati, Manu Line, are all Ghanaians?;None of them is a Ghanaian though their names are similar or same as Ghanaian names.

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