The 1951 Elections That Brought Kwame Nkrumah to Power

In 1951, the Gold Coast held its first general election under a new constitution designed by the British. To everyone's surprise — including his own — Kwame Nkrumah won a landslide victory from his prison cell. This episode unpacks the 1951 election: the Convention People's Party's grassroots machine, the role of the Big Six, the 'Positive Action' campaign that landed Nkrumah in jail, and the British governor Charles Arden-Clarke's gamble to release him. We explore how the election reshaped Gold Coast politics, sidelined the more moderate United Gold Coast Convention, and set the stage for independence in 1957. Along the way, we look at the voting system, the all-African cabinet, and why the cocoa farmers and market women became Nkrumah's strongest supporters. A turning point where ballots, not bullets, decided the future of a nation. #KwameNkrumah #1951Election #GoldCoast #ConventionPeoplesParty #PositiveAction #BigSix #CharlesArdenClarke #UGCC #CocoaFarmers #MarketWomen #Accra #Independence #Decolonization #WestAfrica #GhanaHistory #20thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo