Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute


The Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute was an educational body in Winneba, founded to promote socialism in Ghana as well as the decolonization of Africa. During its construction, the first stone was laid by Kwame Nkrumah on 18 February 1961. The Institute was designed to promote national independence, for almost all Ghanaians in the first Nkrumah government were trained in the United Kingdom or United States. The Institute's Director was Kodwo Addison, a prominent Ghanaian activist.

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The vast majority of students came from Ghana. However, as a pan-Africanist institution, the Institute also educated students from Nigeria, Senegal, and Somalia.

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