Monthly Archives: February, 2020

Today in History

1948 Riots which triggered Ghana’s independence

Today in History, exactly 72 years ago, on 28th February 1948, the Gold Coast was rocked by riots following the killing of three Ghanaian...

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History

Thomas Mensah (Dr.) – Inventor of Fibre Optics

Dr. Thomas Mensah is a world-renowned Ghanaian - American inventor and chemical engineer well-known for his pioneering innovations in fiber optics and nanotechnology. Early Life...

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History

Kwame Nkrumah’s words about the 1966 coup led by kotoka

Kwame Nkrumah 's words about the coup which deposed him headed by Colonel Emmanuel Kwesi Kotoka and Major Akwasi Amankwa Afrifa: "I left Accra on...

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Today in History

President Kwame Nkrumah overthrown in a Coup

Today in History exactly 54 years ago, President Kwame Nkrumah was unconstitutionally ousted from office through a military coup. The Coup was launched by...

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Today in History

Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah ‘s Journey of No Return

Today in History, exactly 54 years ago, On February 21, 1966, Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah left Ghana for Hanoi, the Democratic Republic of North Vietnam,...

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History

Docia Kisseih -first Ghanaian Chief Nursing Officer

Docia Angelina Naki Kisseih (Docia Kisseih) became the first Ghanaian Chief Nursing Officer to take over from the British Colonial government in 1961. She was...

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History

Carl Christian Reindorf, A History of the Gold Coast and Asante

Carl Christian Reindorf, He was a Gold coast pastor of the Basel Mission, a historian, teacher, farmer, trader and physician in the Gold Coast...

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History

Akwasi Boakye, first Black mining engineer in the world

Akwasi Boakye (archaically spelt as Aquasi Boachi), the first Black mining engineer in the world. Born on April 24, 1827, AKwasi Boakye is the world’s...

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