Ghana marks leader's centenary
Ghana is marking 100 years since the birth of Kwame Nkrumah, the country's first president and a founding father of Africa's independence movement.
The governing National Democratic Congress designated the day a national holiday and organised celebrations.
Hundreds of Ghanaians gathered in the capital, Accra, for a vigil.
Nkrumah led Ghana to independence from the British in 1957 and served as president afterwards. He was eventually overthrown in a coup in 1966.
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The governing National Democratic Congress designated the day a national holiday and organised celebrations.
Hundreds of Ghanaians gathered in the capital, Accra, for a vigil.
Nkrumah led Ghana to independence from the British in 1957 and served as president afterwards. He was eventually overthrown in a coup in 1966.