Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Kwame Nkrumah
Born: September 18, 1909
Died: April 27, 1972 (aged 62)
Bio: Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966.
Known for:
- Africa must unite (1963)
- The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (1957)
- Consciencism (1964)
- I Speak of Freedom (1961)
- Class struggle in Africa. (1970)