Hey beautiful people, its been a long time.

I was in Ghana and I visited some beautiful places in Ghana. One of the places is the Kwame Nkruma park.

Kwame Nkrumah is the first prime minister of Ghana and also the first president of Ghana. Kwame was one of the pioneers of African Union. He was born on 21st September 1909,
In 1966, he was overthrown through a coup when he went for a conference abroad. Immediately he heard about the coup. He didn't come back to Ghana. He then went into exile in Guinea, when the president of Guinea granted him asylum and made him a co president in Guinea. He never came back to Ghana till he died. He died in Guinea and they gave him a presidential burial. His remains was in Guinea for a long time till his mother asked for his remains to be brought back to Ghana.

Kwame died on 27th April 1972. Kwame Nkrumah was an activist, a politician, a revolutionary leader and a democrat. He led the call for Ghana independence from Britain. He was among the heroes who fought for independence.
No wonder Ghana was the first country in Africa to gain independence. Sadly his tenure ended in a sad note. He was overthrown through coup.

It is built on 5.3 acres of green land which is about 32 plots of land. The park also boasts of a museum, mausoleum and sculptures. It is surrounded by a beautiful landscape. During the colonial era, Ghanaians were prohibited from entering. This is the reason Kwame chose the location as a venue where he announce Ghanaian independence.

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Attractions At the Park
Museum
Statues
Garden


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During the colonial era, Ghanaians were prohibited from entering this place. It used to be the British polo ground. This is the reason Kwame chose the location as a venue where he announce Ghanaian independence. He did this to spite British. That's my man LOL.

The park has two parts the museum and the mausoleum.
The Mausoleum is surrounded by 14 flute bearers, a drummer and a local guitar player.
It is a very popular landmark in Ghana that serves as a reminder of the injustice, struggles, pains and freedom.

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Stingy travewaka. Hello, that is a place to visit. Thanks for telling us about KWAME

The mausoleum It was Commisioned in1992 to honour this great man after he died in exile. The park was formerly the location of the British colonial Polo ground In Accra. The same place where Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana independence. During the colonial era, Ghanaians were prohibited from entering. This is the reason Kwame chose the location as a venue where he announce Ghanaian independence.

History is important

Picture of the presidential car he was using before he was overthrown. This has been kept in a private place within the park.

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The cost of Visiting the Park / Entry Fee
You can get tickets at the entrance of the park. The ticket varies in cost.

For Non-Ghanaian
Adult 10.00
Teenagers 5.00 GHC
Children 2.00 GHC

Ghanaian
Adult 3.00 GHC
Teenagers 2.00 GHC
Children 1.00 GHC

Use of Camera /Video
Ghanaian
Photos 30.GHC
Videos 40 GHC

Non-Ghanain
Camera (photos) 50 GHC
Video 90 GHC

Car Park 3.00 GHC
Musical Video 1,000 GHC
Product Advertisement 2,000 GHC

Location of Kwame Nkrumah Park
Kwame Nkruma park is located in downtown Accra. It is located on High Street, Accra. It is opposite the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal in Accra, Ghana.

The statue is surrounded by 14 flute bearers, this has significance in the Ghana culture.

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Dear OP

the repetitive pictures are confusing me.

Ghana is a very beautiful country.

Filled with beautiful black girls.
Constant electricity and a working system.

Yema wo akwaaba

When I first saw this statue, I was wondering why the head was severed. I was told When Kwame was overthrown, some people invaded one of the government houses. The head of the statue was removed. The head was missing for so many years, a good Samaritan returned the missing head.

In my opinion, sometimes, it is better to preserve history than try to cover it up.

This bronze statue was beautifully made. This man has written his name on the rock of Ghana history.

One of the things I learnt in Ghana is they mostly love local content. They will rather give the job to a local than give a foreign firm. These guys do their job diligently. The mausoleum was designed by a Ghana architect known as Don Arthur. It is the final resting place of this great man. This man is well respected and honoured by the Ghanaians. You can feel the joy on their faces when they talk about him.
The place was commissioned and constructed by the government of JJ Rawlings (Another great man in Ghana).

This is his final resting place

More Pictures , this is the museum. You can read about the life and times of this great man. It also contains several personal effects of Mr Kwame

Lalasticlala check out this beautiful place in Ghana

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Ussycool:
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Stingy travewaka. Hello, that is a place to visit. Thanks for telling us about KWAME

[quote author=travelwaka post=107269554]Lalasticlala Ghana is really a beautiful place[/quote

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Those are some really stunning views.

It's beautiful

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Mtcheeee, i wish the Brit are still colonizing us(Nigeria) and all its colonies.
Our leaders are so useless except for baba Buhari. SA is one of the best Africa Country because the White left late . Those countries that the colonial master left way too early are in shamble.

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Rydermaverick:

Safe just in case you leaving soonest..

Thanks I really need some relaxation and adventure.

Nice thread . But you made some errors by saying it is the first country to gain independence either in Africa or west Africa in particular..

SO DID YOU FVCK IN THE PARK?

Who else has noticed that similarities between him and Azikiwe are just too much.

-Both come from West African countries.
-Both were born in the early 1900's
-Both fought and struggled hard to liberate their countries' from the British.
-Both became the leaders of their respective countries.
- Both got removed from power by coup.

I could go on and on.

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Charlie,

This man died in Bucharest, ROMANIA