The first African statesman to achieve world recognition was Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), who became president of the new Republic of Ghana in 1960.
He was the leader of Ghana who urged Af.
He turned a dream of liberation into a political reality.
His greatest achievement was to win the right of black peoples in Africa to have a vote and to determine their own destiny.
He campaigned ceaselessly for African solidarity and for the liberation of southern Africa from white settler rule.
The first African statesman to achieve world recognition was Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), who became president of the new Republic of Ghana in 1960