Who led Ghana’s independence movement?

Ghana’s independence movement was led by the nationalist leader Kwame Nkrumah.12

While J.B. Danquah cofounded the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in 1947 to advocate for gradual constitutional reform, Nkrumah sought immediate self-government. In 1949, he splintered from the UGCC to form the Convention People’s Party (CPP).321

Nkrumah and the CPP mobilized the population through a campaign of "positive action," which utilized nonviolent protests, strikes, boycotts of European goods, and noncooperation with British colonial authorities. Following electoral success in 1951, Nkrumah became prime minister in 1952 and successfully led the Gold Coast to independence as the nation of Ghana on March 6, 1957. Ghana’s achievement made it the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule, serving as a catalyst for the liberation of other African nations.123