Kwame Nkrumah, describing the appeal for unity made at the 1961 Casablanca Conference, in Handbook of Revolutionary Warfare (1968), p. 35
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In unity lies strength. African states must unite or sell themselves out to imperialist and colonialist exploiters for a mess of pottage.
— Kwame Nkrumah on Africa
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About Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 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.
About Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah (21 September 1909 – 27 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.
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