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African Unity Monument

African Unity Monument in Accra, Ghana. In 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from Great Britain. African Unity Circle.

 

"Beginning with the independence of Ghana in 1957 under Kwame Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, as a movement uniting all peoples of the African continent, was attempted in earnest. Pan-Africanism became identified with Nkrumah more than with any other African leader".

 

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Uploaded on February 16, 2019
Taken on August 1, 1968