1. In the early hours of 24 Feb. 1966,
Ghana’s Armed Forces, with the cooperation of the National Police, took over government in “Operation Cold Chop”, a well organized coup d’etat. The first announcement made from Radio Ghana .
2. A Ghanaian Soldier -1966
2nd March 1966: A soldier in Ghana during the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
3. Making an Arrest -1966
28th February 1966: Policemen making an arrest in Ghana following the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
4. Ghana Revolt -1966
6th March 1966: Students demonstrating during the coup that overthrew the dictatorship of the self appointed president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. Some of the students wear their gowns. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
5. Celebrating the Coup -1966
28th February 1966: Policemen monitoring a crowd in Ghana following the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
6. Fallen Dictator -1966
6th March 1966: Children around a fallen statue of the self appointed president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah during the coup that overthrew his dictatorship. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
7. Ghana Protest -1963
17th December 1963: Protesters against the government of Kwame Nkrumah outside the offices of the Ghana High Commission in London. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images)
8. Ghanaian Crowd 1966
28th February 1966: A crowd in Ghana waiting for the release of political prisoners during the coup which led to the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
9. A Coup Crowd -1966
28th February 1966: A crowd in Ghana following the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
10. New To Power -1966
1st March 1966: General Joseph Ankrah, one of the Ghanaian military leaders who came to power in the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
11. Welcome Home -1966
Welcome Home – 28th February 1966: A political prisoner is welcomed home during the coup which led to the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
12. The Path To Power – 1966
The Path To Power – 1st March 1966: General Joseph Ankrah, one of the Ghanaian military leaders who came to power in the coup which ousted Kwame Nkrumah. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
13. Cover of Africa Report magazine, 1966.
The Ghana without Nkrumah issue, President-for-life Kwame Nkrumah posing with army officers before the military coup that deposed him in 1966.
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