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National Council Of Ghana Women
The National Council of Ghana Women (NCGW) was a Ghanaian women's organization announced by Kwame Nkrumah in 1960. It was disbanded on Nkrumah's fall in 1966. History The NCGW was established in an effort by Kwame Nkrumah's government to centralize women's groups in Ghana.Rose MiyatsuTracking the history of women's welfare work in Ghana ''The Ampersand'', Washington University in St. Louis, 11 January 2020. Accessed 18 April 2020. Nkrumah first proposed merging the Ghana Women's League and the Ghana Federation of Women in August 1959. Hannah Kudjoe and Evelyn Amarteifio, leaders of the League and the Federation respectively, both resisted the proposal. However, after July 1960 Nkrumah's hand was strengthened by an influx of new women MPs. He appointed Tawia Adamafio, General Secretary of the CPP, to oversee the amalgamation of the League and the Federation into a single CPP-controlled body.Adwoa Kwakyewaa OpongRewriting Women into Ghanaian History, 1950-1966 MPhil thesis, Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize from the Soviet Union in 1962. After twelve years abroad pursuing higher education, developing his political philosophy, and organizing with other diasporic pan-Africanists, Nkrumah returned to the Gold Coast to begin his political career as an advocate of national independence. He formed the Convention People's Party, which achieved rapid success through its unprecedented appeal to the common voter. He became Prime Minister in 1952 and retained the position when Ghana declared independence from Britain in 1957. In 1960, Ghanaians approved a new constitution and elected Nkrumah President. His admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Christian Women Association
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