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Kwame Nkrumah(1909-1972)

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Kwame Nkrumah
Motherland is a film passage, which sweeps the continent of Africa. A bold empowering sophisticated story of Africa, which in progressive terms looks at Africa's past, present and future. The Sequel to the multi-award winning 500 Years Later
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Kwame Nkrumah was born on 21 September 1909 in Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]. He was married to Fathia Rizk. He died on 27 April 1972 in Bucharest, Romania.
BornSeptember 21, 1909
DiedApril 27, 1972(62)
BornSeptember 21, 1909
DiedApril 27, 1972(62)
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Known for

World Wide '60 (1960)
World Wide '60
5.5
TV Series
  • Self(as Dr. Kwame Nkrumah)
The Proud African
TV Movie
  • Self - Subject
  • 1963

Credits

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Self

  • The Proud African
    TV Movie
    • Self - Subject
    • 1963
  • World Wide '60 (1960)
    World Wide '60
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Self (as Dr. Kwame Nkrumah)
    • 1960
  • Louis Armstrong and Edward R. Murrow in Satchmo the Great (1957)
    Satchmo the Great
    8.1
    • Self (uncredited)
    • 1957

Archive Footage

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1989–2026
  • Hans Södertsröm in The Gold Panner from Lannavaara (2025)
    The Gold Panner from Lannavaara
    7.7
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • The Eyes of Ghana (2025)
    The Eyes of Ghana
    6.9
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2025
  • Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels (2022)
    Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels
    8.0
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
    7.4
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - President of Ghana (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Common (feat. Black Thought): When We Move (2021)
    Common (feat. Black Thought): When We Move
    Music Video
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Jonathan Eig in Muhammad Ali (2021)
    Muhammad Ali
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • Queen Elizabeth II in The Royals with Pritan Ambroase: A Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (2020)
    The Royals with Pritan Ambroase: A Tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
    6.4
    TV Special
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Africa Rising (2019)
    Africa Rising
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Africa: States of Independence (2010)
    Africa: States of Independence
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • Der zweite Weltkrieg
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • Have You Heard from Johannesburg: Hell of a Job (2010)
    Have You Heard from Johannesburg: Hell of a Job
    8.6
    • Self - president of Ghana 1960-1966 (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • Motherland (2010)
    Motherland
    8.6
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • The Queen: A Life in Film (2008)
    The Queen: A Life in Film
    Video
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2008

Videos2

Motherland
Trailer 2:48
Motherland
Motherland - A film by Owen Alik Shahadah
Trailer 2:41
Motherland - A film by Owen Alik Shahadah
Motherland - A film by Owen Alik Shahadah
Trailer 2:41
Motherland - A film by Owen Alik Shahadah

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
  • Born
    • September 21, 1909
    • Nkroful, Gold Coast [now Ghana]
  • Died
    • April 27, 1972
    • Bucharest, Romania
  • Spouse
    • Fathia Rizk1957 - April 27, 1972 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Gamal Nkrumah
  • Parents
      Opanyin Kofi Nwiana Nglomah
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Was the first president of Ghana, the first African nation to gain independence from European colonizers in 1957.

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