| Ghana Revolt: Army Puts End to One-Man Rule | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1746 |
| Catalog #: | 426366 | |
| Clip Number: | 426366-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 039-018-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:09:02 - 00:09:45 | |
| Location: | India | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits LOCATIONS/ASIA: India PERSONALITIES: Gandhi, Indira | |
| Description: | Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah is overthrown in a military coup after he leaves Ghana for a visit to Peiping "to achieve peace in Vietnam". Nkrumah took over in a one-man rule after Ghana won its independence, jailed his foes and began a despotic rule. Now, however, he's just another unemployed exile. Footage is of Kwame Nkrumah during a visit with Indira Gandhi two days before the coup. India India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi meets President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. CU - Prime Minister Indira Gandhi walking with President Kwame Nkrumah through a crowd of people. CU - Indira Gandhi and Kwame Nkrumah sitting on a sofa. MS - Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Nkrumah walking surrounded by their political entourage. MS - President Kwame Nkrumah and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi driven away in a car. President Nkrumah of Ghana waving to the media. | |
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