Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum

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The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and memorial park is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. It is dedicated to the prominent Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah. The memorial complex was dedicated in 1992, and is situated on the site of the former British colonial polo grounds in Accra. It is five acres in size. The mausoleum, designed by Don Arthur, houses the bodies of Kwame Nkrumah and his wife Fathia Nkrumah. It is the spot where Nkrumah made the declaration of Ghana's independence. When Ghana became independent from England, Nkrumah was its first president. He created the flag of Ghana.