United Gold Coast Convention
political organization, Ghana
Also known as: UGCC
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Danquah
- In J.B. Danquah
…1947 he cofounded the moderate United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), a party that comprised mainly the elite of Gold Coast society and demanded constitutional reforms and eventual self-government. Danquah led the UGCC in inviting Nkrumah to be secretary-general of the nascent party but, along with the rest of the party’s…
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Nkrumah
- In Kwame Nkrumah: Early years
Danquah had formed the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) to work for self-government by constitutional means. Invited to serve as the UGCC’s general secretary, Nkrumah returned home in late 1947. As general secretary, he addressed meetings throughout the Gold Coast and began to create a mass base for the…
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