Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for independence from Britain
In the park is the bronze statue of NKrumah clad in cloth with his hand symbolically pointing forward.
The Mausoleum is the final resting place of Ghana’s first President and Africanist.
The Museum houses the personal effects and publications of Ghana’s first president.
In the garden of the park are trees planted by different world leaders; visitors enjoy the beautiful views.
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. It is dedicated to the prominent Ghanaian leader Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. The memorial complex was dedicated in 1992, and is situated on the site of the former British colonial polo grounds, where the independence of Ghana was declared, in Accra. The KNMP's mausoleum, designed by Don Arthur, houses the bodies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his wife Fathia Nkrumah. The building is meant to represent an upside-down sword, which in Akan culture is a symbol of peace. The mausoleum is clad from top to bottom with Italian marble, with a black star at its apex to symbolize unity.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was born September 1909, in Nkroful, Gold Coast (now Ghana) and died on April 27, 1972, in Bucharest, Romania. He was a Ghanaian nationalist leader who led the Gold Coast’s drive for independence from Britain and presided over its emergence as the new nation of Ghana. He headed the country from independence in 1957 until 1966. Kwame Nkrumah’s father was a goldsmith and his mother was a retail trader. Read More
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Statue
In the park is the bronze statue of NKrumah clad in cloth with his hand symbolically pointing forward.
Mausoleum
The Mausoleum is the final resting place of Ghana’s first President and Africanist.
Museum
The Museum houses the personal effects and publications of Ghana’s first president.
Gardens
In the garden of the park are trees planted by different world leaders; visitors enjoy the beautiful views.
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