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Nkrumah's Prestige Rises After Rhodesia Rift
Accra Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah strengthens his position at home and across Africa as Rhodesia breaks away. Ghana expands armed forces including an unpaid militia amid shortages blamed on Rhodesia's Ian Smith. Africa defense bill grants martial law type powers. Nigerian papers praise Nkrumah's stance toward Britain’s sanctions.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Africa
Nkrumah
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Harold Wilson
Britain
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa