Nkrumah, KwameN‧kru‧mah, Kwa‧me /əŋˈkruːmə, ˈkwɑːmi/(1909–72) a Ghanaian politician who led his country's fight for independence from the UK. He was prime minister (1952–60) and president (1960–66) , but he was eventually removed from power by the army.