Question

A decade of political instability in this leader’s country began when Joseph Ankrah’s National Liberation Council overthrew him. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Pan-Africanist president who attempted to reduce his country’s reliance on cocoa exports by constructing the Akosombo Dam.
ANSWER: Kwame Nkrumah
[10e] Nkrumah was the first president of this West African country, which gained independence from Britain in 1957 and was formerly called the Gold Coast.
ANSWER: Ghana [or Republic of Ghana]
[10h] Ghana’s decade of instability ended with a coup led by this flight lieutenant. This leader, who destroyed Accra’s Makola Market to impose price controls, won two elections after Ghana’s democratization.
ANSWER: Jerry John Rawlings [or Jerry Rawlings]
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Columbia BPrinceton A010010
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Rowan APenn B010010
LehighPenn State A010010
Penn State BRutgers A010010
Penn ARutgers C1010020