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Africa. Ghana. Accra. In November 1961, Queen Elizabeth II visited Ghana, a former British colony that had gained its independence in 1957. MPs and the public were concerned due to rising tensions in a country where President Kwame Nkrumah was well on his way to becoming a dictator. At the time the Queen was aware that Nkrumah was courting the Soviet Union and she wished to strengthen the Commonwealth bonds and forestall any idea of Ghana leaving. Here the Queen rides with President Nkrumah in a parade, the president holding the umbrella to shade the Queen from the tropical sun. In February 1966, Nkrumah would be overthrown by the military led by General Joseph Arthur Ankrah. 1961 (KEYSTONE/MAGNUM PHOTOS/IAN BERRY)
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Rights Managed
Date created
19601130
Place
ACCRA
Credit
KEYSTONE
Source
MAGNUM PHOTOS
Byline
IAN BERRY
Size
5000 x 3394 px
File type
JPEG