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The Psychological Scar of 1966: Kotoka’s Coup and the Untreated Wound on Ghana’s Psyche

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Introduction On 24 February 1966, Ghana’s heart stopped beating. In a single, ruthless stroke, Emmanuel Kotoka’s military coup shattered a nation’s dreams, toppling Kwame Nkrumah—the visionary who had lifted Ghana to dazzling heights since independence in 1957. Overnight, pride turned to ash, hope to despair, as Kotoka’s betrayal ripped through the fabric of a united … Read more

Portrait of Ghana After 1966

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Introduction On 24 February 1966, Ghana’s trajectory as a beacon of African independence was violently disrupted. The military coup, led by Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, toppled Kwame Nkrumah—Ghana’s visionary first president—and plunged the nation into a spiral of instability that haunts it still. Before 1966, Ghana thrived under Nkrumah’s ambitious leadership: a robust economy fuelled … Read more

Nkrumah’s Ghana (1957-1966): A Vision of Economic and Industrial Transformation

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IntroductionOn 6 March 1957, Ghana blazed a trail as sub-Saharan Africa’s first nation to cast off colonial chains, heralding a new dawn under Kwame Nkrumah’s resolute leadership. This was no mere transition—it was a seismic shift, a declaration of African agency that reverberated across the continent. From 1957 to 1966, Nkrumah forged Ghana into a … Read more

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