New Nations in Africa

Before Africa gained it's independence, new leaders rose up to point Africa in the right direction. Kwame Nkrumah was the first to rise up. He had been a teacher in the after studying in the United States. During the 1940's he worked to free the Gold Coast from the British. He organized boycotts and strikes against the British government. In 1957 the Gold Coast became known as Ghana. Nkrumah became the prime minister and later the president of Ghana.