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The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has laid a wreath at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, dedicated to Ghana's first President, Monday.
Nancy Pelosi also signed the book of condolence on behalf of the government and people of the United States of America.
She was accompanied by Congressional delegation as she walked into the mausoleum.
John Lewis, legendary civil rights activist and former colleague of Martin Luther King
The mausoleum used to house only the remains of Dr Kwame Nkrumah until 2007 when the body of his wife, Fathia Nkrumah’s was buried there.
After signing the book of condolence, Pelosi and her delegation visited the museum to appreciate some of the personal effects of Ghana’s First Family including some publications of Dr Nkrumah.
While in Ghana, Speaker Pelosi and her delegation will also pay homage at Cape Coast and Elmina Castles.
At the Cape Coast Castle, they will be at the ‘Door of No Return’ to observe the 400th Anniversary of the First Enslaved Africans Landing in America.
Nancy Pelosi also signed the book of condolence on behalf of the government and people of the United States of America.
She was accompanied by Congressional delegation as she walked into the mausoleum.
John Lewis, legendary civil rights activist and former colleague of Martin Luther King
The mausoleum used to house only the remains of Dr Kwame Nkrumah until 2007 when the body of his wife, Fathia Nkrumah’s was buried there.
After signing the book of condolence, Pelosi and her delegation visited the museum to appreciate some of the personal effects of Ghana’s First Family including some publications of Dr Nkrumah.
While in Ghana, Speaker Pelosi and her delegation will also pay homage at Cape Coast and Elmina Castles.
At the Cape Coast Castle, they will be at the ‘Door of No Return’ to observe the 400th Anniversary of the First Enslaved Africans Landing in America.
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