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Events on Thursday 24 February 1966 1
1966Coup overthrows Kwame NkrumahGhana's military and police seize power while president is abroadOn 24 February 1966, while President Kwame Nkrumah was on a state visit to China and North Vietnam, Ghana's military and police staged a coup and formed the National Liberation Council. Nkrumah never returned to power and went into exile.