2.4K views · 95 reactions | Today in History, On 22 Jan 1966, Ghana’s first president Kwame Nkrumah inaugurated the newly independent country’s most ambitious development project, the Akosombo Dam across the Volta River. He said the project would meet all Ghana’s immediate power needs. | Ghana Facts & History | Facebook

29 reactions | Today in History in 1958, The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. To celebrate this milestone, here’s a glimpse into their 10th-anniversary as a special dinner was held reflecting the association’s decade-long journey (1968). | Ghana Facts & History | Facebook

Today in History, On 1 July 1960, Ghana became a Republic. Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah was sworn into office as the First President. 1 July was observed as a Public Holiday until 2019. Footage of Nkrumah presiding over Republic Day celebrations at Black Star Square in 1965. | Ghana Facts & History