Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, a visionary leader celebrated both at home and abroad by his people, world leaders, and global icons, continues to have a lasting influence many years after his death.
His legacy, particularly his Pan-Africanism attributes and his pivotal role in securing Ghana’s freedom and independence from colonial rule, embodies the essence of the saying “a good name is better than riches.”
This is one of the things that led to the creation of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum, a place dedicated to safeguarding and honoring his enduring legacy.
And as a way of celebrating his memory, many notable African leaders have planted trees to honor him at the park.
The trees planted at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum are also named after these notable dignitaries.
These include figures such as Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa; Cyril Ramaphosa, current South African president; Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire, and others, all of whom have had trees planted there.
“There are a couple of trees on the path with some of them planted by some of our African leaders. A tree planted by Laurent Gbagbo of Cote D’Ivoire, Nelson Mandela of South Africa, there is one by the former president of Namibia who just died – Sam Nujoma, the current president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, late Mwai Kibaki of Kenya and others who have been here paying respect to Dr Nkrumah,” Edward Quao, Director at the Memorial Park disclosed in an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb’s Ernestina Asante.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was born on Tuesday, September 21, 1909, at Nkroful in the Western Region, a small village in the Nzema area in the southwest of the then Gold Coast.
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