Convention People's Party
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| Leader | Edmund N. Delle |
| Chairman | Edmund N. Delle |
| General Secretary | Nii Armah Akomfrah |
| Founder | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Founded | June 12, 1949. Banned 1966. Refounded 29 January 1996. |
| Headquarters |
House No. 64, Mango Tree Avenue, Asylum Down, Accra, Ghana |
| Youth wing |
Convention People's Party Youth League
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| Ideology |
Nkrumaism African socialism Pan-Africanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colors | Red, white and green |
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| 6th Parliament of 4th Republic |
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| Election symbol | |
| Red cockerel on a white background | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| http://conventionpeoplesparty.org/ | |
The Convention People's Party (CPP) (Akan: Apam Nkorɔfo Kuw) is a socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah.
The CPP was formed on 12 June 1949 by Kwame Nkrumah to campaign for the independence of the Gold Coast. It was the governing party under Nkrumah of the autonomous British colony of the Gold Coast from 1951 to 1957, and independent Ghana from 1957 to 1966. In 1964 the constitution was changed to make the CPP the only legal party in Ghana, making the nation a one-party state. The party was banned after the 24 February 1966 coup d'état by the National Liberation Council. Parties following in its tradition have used various names. The party was reformed from some of the Nkrumah factions in 1996.
The United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was formed on 4 August 1947 with the goal of bringing about independence for Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah thought the UGCC's opposition to the colonial rulers lacked the necessary vehemence and urgency; he wanted immediate independence. Breaking from the UGCC on these grounds, he founded the CPP with the motto "self-government now". Original party members included Dzenkle Dzewu, Saki Sheck, and Kojo Botsio.
On 9 January 1950 the CPP called for countrywide boycotts and strikes, during which two policemen were shot dead and the CPP leadership was arrested and imprisoned. This only increased Nkrumah's popularity. When general elections were held in 1951, the CPP won decisively despite the imprisonment of Dr Nkrumah and other party leaders. Nkrumah was subsequently released to form the colony's first African government.
Nkrumah formed the first African cabinet in the British Empire in 1951. He rejected the idea that local rulers who favoured the British should be given a role in governing, since he viewed them as undemocratic, and thus continued to call for full independence.
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