The other day Megan and a friend came down from Akropong and we spent the day in Accra. First, we visited the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the burial place of Ghana's first president. Trained in the US, for ministry among other things, he returned to Ghana and became the prime minister of the Gold Coast and then president of newly-named Ghana (named after an ancient African empire) when it became a full democracy in 1960. Nkrumah did much for development in Ghana but in 1966 just a few weeks after completing a major achievement, the dam that created the largest man-made lake in the world (Volta Lake) and supplied Ghana with electric power, a coup d'etat removed him from office. Ghana came under military rule, only to see stable democracy again in 1992. Today, Nkrumah is honored in Ghana.
Then we went to the beach!
3 comments:
Thanks so much for developing this page, Robert. The pictures really help fill out your updates.
peace!
JSH
hi robert! aah! megan has braids. that's awesome. i can't wait to see you in some braids, you ghanian you.
Robert, I love the Ghana history lesson followed by a trip to the beach. The perfect complement. Love the blog, can't wait to hear more!
~Annie
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