Alan Paton vs Kwame Nkrumah
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1909 to 1972.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972)
- — Born in Nkroful, Gold Coast Verified
- — Studied in the United States Verified
- — Helped organize the Fifth Pan-African Congress Verified
- — Founded the Convention People's Party Verified
- — Led Ghana to independence Verified
- — Became President of Ghana Verified
- — Lived in exile in Guinea Verified
- — Overthrown in a military coup Verified
- — Died in Bucharest Verified