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(a) Kwame Nkrumah was the son of a goldsmith and a teacher by profession. He played an active role in making Ghana independent. He was Ghana's President from 1957-1966. (b) Under his government, the living standards of the people improved. He developed the country?s principal export cocoa and tried to diversify its economic base by promoting forestry, cattle-breeding, gold and bauxite mining. (c) He was known internationally for his attempts to promote the concept of Pan-Africanism. Nkrumah also played an important role in OAU (Organisation of African Unity). (d) He deviated from the path of democracy by electing himself president for life. His major flaw was a desire for absolute power. Due to the unpopular measures taken by him, a coup occurred in 1966. Ghana came under military rule and ceased to be a democracy.
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