Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana By bmatherlee Apr 7, 1874 Great Britain colonizes "Gold Coast" Period: Apr 7, 1874 to Apr 7, 2000 Kwame Nkrumah Timeline Apr 7, 1909 Kwame Nkrumah is born Apr 7, 1947 Nkrumah returns home to Ghana Apr 7, 1947 Britain grants sovereignty to Ghana Apr 7, 1957 Kwame Nkrumah becomes leader of Ghana Apr 7, 1966 Kwame Nkrumah is removed from office in a coup d'etat Definition of coup d'etat: Another term for coup Apr 7, 1972 Kwame Nkrumah dies Apr 7, 1981 - 2000 Jerry Rawlings becomes president Apr 7, 2000 John Kufour is elected president
