Convention People's Party

The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a political party in Ghana. It was started by Kwame Nkrumah in 1949.^[1] It was formed as a split from the United Gold Coast Convention, which, before the forming of the CPP, Nkrumah became general secretary of in 1947.^[2] Nkrumah split from the UGCC because Nkrumah did not agree with the UGCC's beliefs and ways.^[3] The party continues to exist today.

References[change]

↑ "Kwame Nkrumah." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Published by Infoplease.
↑ "Biography of Kwame Nkrumah" Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Africa Within. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
↑ "Kwame Nkrumah". Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004. Published online at Encyclopedia.com.

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[1] "Kwame Nkrumah." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Published by Infoplease.

[2] "Biography of Kwame Nkrumah" Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Africa Within. Retrieved 2008-08-23.

[3] "Kwame Nkrumah". Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004. Published online at Encyclopedia.com.

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