Ghana's first president of, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, had his image engraved on a Guinean coin.Dr. Kwame is said to have been close friends with Guinea's first president, Sekou Toure as during his reign as president of Ghana, he sent £10 million to Guinea when its economy was being destroyed for voting for independence from France.During Dr.

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Kwame Nkrumah's overthrow in 1966, Sekou Toure said "Ghanaian traitors have been mistaken in thinking that Nkrumah is simply a Ghanaian. He is a universal man."Ghana's first president went into exile in Guinea after a coup to overthrow him in 1966 and was made a co-president of the country by his friend, Sekou Toure.Sekou Toure revered and loved his friend so much that even in death, he honoured Dr.

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Kwame Nkrumah by embossing his face on the 5 sylis note and coin of Guinea.This syli currency was Guinea's legal tender between 1971 and 1985 and the word means elephant.Below are pictures of the syli note and coin:<img src="

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