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Kwame Nkrumah – Cadillac/ Rolls Royce

Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana and the first president of a Sub-Saharan country in Africa had impeccable taste. From philosophy, music and cars, Nkrumah made sure he had the best of the best of luxury while fighting for the Pan African course in Africa. Kwame Nkrumah owned a Rolls Royce and a Cadillac both of which have been kept in significantly good shape. While the Rolls Royce remains in the custody of Ghana’s State Protocol, the Cadillac is on display at the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum. Nkrumah was a lover of cars so much so that it is rumored that he gifted several close friends cars.

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