Victoriaborg in Accra in Accra Metropolis District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana — Coastal Plain (West Africa)
Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2023
1. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Marker
Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
(1909-1972)
The original statue of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah which stood in front of Parliament House, opposite Old Polo Grounds, Accra
Attacked by a mob, vandalised as it stands now in the wake of a military with police coup d'etat on 24th February 1966
Recovered for the National Museum in 1975
This is on loan to KNMP from Ghana Museums and Monuments Board
Mounted on 11th June, 2007.
Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)
The bronze head of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's original statue which stood in front of the Old Parliament House, Accra, vandalised during the February 24, 1966 military and police coup d'etat
This was recovered and presented by a patriotic citizen to the Information Services Department which in turn released it to the park on May 28, 2009
Mounted in the park on Sept. 1, 2009
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1966.
Location. 5° 32.645′ N, 0° 12.159′ W. Marker is in Accra, Greater Accra Region, in Accra Metropolis District. It is in Victoriaborg. It can be reached from Prof. Atta Mills
this page online
Regionally, it is in Africa, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martyrs of the Rule of Law (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); King Tackie Tawiah I (approx. half a kilometer away); Fort Ussher (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Accra Stadium Disaster (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Liberation Day Monument (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Ghana in Two World Wars (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (approx. 2.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Accra.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2023
2. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2023
3. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 14, 2024
4. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 14, 2024
5. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 2, 2023
6. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 14, 2024
7. 1961 Cadillac gifted to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah by John F. Kennedy
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on September 3, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4, 5. submitted on October 29, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 6. submitted on September 3, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 7. submitted on October 29, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
