1966 coup shattered Ghana’s dreams of greatness - Samia Nkrumah

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soon 7 years ago

shut up. that brutal man called nkrumah was nothing but a dictator.

shut up. that brutal man called nkrumah was nothing but a dictator.
THE RENAISSANCE 7 years ago

U DESERVE A BOOT WHEN U PRACTICE DICTATORSHIP ..... JUST LIKE HIS COUSINS IN THE COMMUNIST WORLD !!!!

U DESERVE A BOOT WHEN U PRACTICE DICTATORSHIP ..... JUST LIKE HIS COUSINS IN THE COMMUNIST WORLD !!!!
Obournana 7 years ago

Fool, you rather shut up if you don't know your history. Look at what happens anytime NPP is in opposition compared to when they are in government. Do you expect other parties to continue allowing them to control Ghana? They ...
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Fool, you rather shut up if you don't know your history. Look at what happens anytime NPP is in opposition compared to when they are in government. Do you expect other parties to continue allowing them to control Ghana? They arrested and jailed former ministers under Rawlings. Mills and Mahama allowed them to walk freely. Look at what has just started? Confiscating assets of formers officials. Let them misbehave again and another will come and do same. Check your facts if there were opposition in parliament under Busia regime in 1969-1972? Is that not dictatorship under one-party state. Don't listen to one-sided story to judge others. Ghana belongs to all not just the inward, selfish, and greedy people. They deserved that for their criminal ad terrorist acts.
Simpa Panyin Nunoo Mensah 7 years ago

Obournana, its obvious you are a 'baby' but you have sharp teeth. Have you ever heard of Komla Gbedemah, also known as Afro Gbede? His party, the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) was the opposition party in parliament 19 ...
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Obournana, its obvious you are a 'baby' but you have sharp teeth. Have you ever heard of Komla Gbedemah, also known as Afro Gbede? His party, the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) was the opposition party in parliament 1969 to 1972. Prominent members of the party were Sam Okudzeto, Obed Asamoah etc etc. Take your time and learn some History before you decide to bite with your sharp teeth. Secondly, it was not Mills and Mahama who who let out the jailed Ministers. It was Kufuor who granted them a Presidential pardon. Do you read the news at all?
Ken Ntiamoa 7 years ago

Ghana was built on a weak foundation and therefore it crumbled. Whoever built Ghana on that weak foundation is responsible for shattering our dreams.

Ken

Ken

Ghana was built on a weak foundation and therefore it crumbled. Whoever built Ghana on that weak foundation is responsible for shattering our dreams.

Ken

Ken
Odikro 7 years ago

Sounds as if she even understood those dreams - then. Every politician has a dream or even dreams. Even the murderer, Jerry Rawlings, had dreams. It's a question of where the socialists structure put in place at the time coul ...
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Sounds as if she even understood those dreams - then. Every politician has a dream or even dreams. Even the murderer, Jerry Rawlings, had dreams. It's a question of where the socialists structure put in place at the time could have stood the test of time, even if Nkrumah's were to be life president and still living (as president of Ghana or Africa) today.
Paul 7 years ago

Samia you and your family and the expense of others that is why you are saying this nonsense. You father like Rawlings was a murderer, dictator,evil and heartless

Samia you and your family and the expense of others that is why you are saying this nonsense. You father like Rawlings was a murderer, dictator,evil and heartless
Akwasi Nyame Adom 7 years ago

Thanks, Paul. You've said what I would have said. Nkrumah's evil ideology is dead for ever.

Thanks, Paul. You've said what I would have said. Nkrumah's evil ideology is dead for ever.
AKA 7 years ago

Stupid fools, take your time and read about the man she's talking about and stop that

Stupid fools, take your time and read about the man she's talking about and stop that
Agyapaye 7 years ago

The coup redeemed Ghana from a traitor turned a dictator. Your dad is the bane of ghana's present hardships.

The coup redeemed Ghana from a traitor turned a dictator. Your dad is the bane of ghana's present hardships.
the capitalist 7 years ago

Shut your silly egyptian mouth, samia.
That back-stabber and corrupt dictator nkrumah.
Squandering our resources in the name of african unity and on edward nasser to give him your mother whore.
He killed my grandfather and ...
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Shut your silly egyptian mouth, samia.
That back-stabber and corrupt dictator nkrumah.
Squandering our resources in the name of african unity and on edward nasser to give him your mother whore.
He killed my grandfather and i will surely take care of you.
Idiot.
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Naata 7 years ago

He banned various party challenging him. He also gave Ghana limited to resources to other African nations and up to till day none have paid back to Ghana. It was great Ghana kicked Nkrumah bcos in the end he was becoming like ...
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He banned various party challenging him. He also gave Ghana limited to resources to other African nations and up to till day none have paid back to Ghana. It was great Ghana kicked Nkrumah bcos in the end he was becoming like a Mugabe like.
Naata 7 years ago

However he was the one who shattered our dreams in becoming like Malaysia. Samia please get this right.

However he was the one who shattered our dreams in becoming like Malaysia. Samia please get this right.
Opanin Usmann 7 years ago

It is silly to that because Ghana was already bankrupt before the Military take over. Nkrumah had aready emptied the treasury with OAU, Non alied Nations and others. I think He should be grateful than blaming the 1966 coup th ...
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It is silly to that because Ghana was already bankrupt before the Military take over. Nkrumah had aready emptied the treasury with OAU, Non alied Nations and others. I think He should be grateful than blaming the 1966 coup that overthrew him.
Kwame 7 years ago

The murder of J B Danquah by your father is the cause of Ghana's problems.

The murder of J B Danquah by your father is the cause of Ghana's problems.
kuku 7 years ago

Keep lifting the dead dictator from his grave, if that will make you happy.

Keep lifting the dead dictator from his grave, if that will make you happy.
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Opanin Usmann 7 years ago

If you Don't know where Nkrumah was heading to then look at Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Nkrumaist ideology has colapsed Zimbabwe. He was a devil like Rawlings.

If you Don't know where Nkrumah was heading to then look at Mugabe in Zimbabwe. Nkrumaist ideology has colapsed Zimbabwe. He was a devil like Rawlings.
Asuo Kwadwo 7 years ago

Ghanaians will never forget Nkrumah's brutality and his ungratefulness. He imprisoned his benefactors, those who brought him back to Ghana to begin his career as a politician. He was afraid of his own shadow, victimized both ...
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Ghanaians will never forget Nkrumah's brutality and his ungratefulness. He imprisoned his benefactors, those who brought him back to Ghana to begin his career as a politician. He was afraid of his own shadow, victimized both the opposition and his own party members. All what it took was Nkrumah suspecting that somebody has political ambition of being a president, and the one will be housed at Nsawam. Sure, we are happy that he championed the cause for our freedom, yet, Ghanaians can't forgive him for his brutality metted to our forefathers. His image will continue to haunt CPP. Samia should stop that nonsense trying to preach us "dreams of greatness". Ghanaians were treated like enemies by her father and had it not been the coup Ghanaian would have been enslaved forever.
Alex 7 years ago

Samira, please accept the fact that your father had his sights set at the international stage particularly the Pan African politics and trade. Surely at that time Africa and the nations within it were under-developed and nob ...
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Samira, please accept the fact that your father had his sights set at the international stage particularly the Pan African politics and trade. Surely at that time Africa and the nations within it were under-developed and nobody could think so far ahead like Dr Nkrumah. Perhaps the fault lies with your father. He should have slowed down and concentrated all his energy on Ghana. If that had happened perhaps there would have been no coup in Ghana and the dreams Samira that she is outlining would have come to fruition. As DR NKRMAH WAS GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF the Multinational companies and the Advanced Nations felt threatened. This therefore invited external strategies to overthrow him. We all accept and grant the fact that the current enduring social stability enjoyed by Ghanaians was established by Dr Nkrumah and we thank him endlessly.
Akwasi 7 years ago

He did well but he should have slowed down.He was spreading factories all over Ghana the meaning full and unmeaninful ones.He didn't want to listen to anyone.imprisoned people without trials,hunting people who were not in sup ...
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He did well but he should have slowed down.He was spreading factories all over Ghana the meaning full and unmeaninful ones.He didn't want to listen to anyone.imprisoned people without trials,hunting people who were not in support of him.He betrayed the same people who brought him to Ghana.He wanted to make Ghana one party state forgetting that there were people who were struggling for independent before you came
KWASI IN EUROPE 7 years ago

Samia, you were a baby then and as soon as Kotoka made the announcement your mother picked you and ran to the Egyptian Embassy. You saw nothing. You rather have to learn from some of us.

Samia, you were a baby then and as soon as Kotoka made the announcement your mother picked you and ran to the Egyptian Embassy. You saw nothing. You rather have to learn from some of us.
jimmy canada 7 years ago

Shut up your father was a dictator

Shut up your father was a dictator
Kwabena Ntiamoah, Akyem Awisa 7 years ago

I don't blame u, b'cos u & ur family lived @ the expense of the nation. 'U were too young @ the time to understand'. Even the daughter of a murderer will defend his father so long as food continues to be on the table. I'll ...
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I don't blame u, b'cos u & ur family lived @ the expense of the nation. 'U were too young @ the time to understand'. Even the daughter of a murderer will defend his father so long as food continues to be on the table. I'll advise u to quit politics b'cos u may end up like ur father, disgraced

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