{"id":28876,"date":"2024-08-05T14:08:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/?p=28876"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:02:27","slug":"why-was-the-funderss-day-celebration-on-21st-changed-to-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkyeremunews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/05\/why-was-the-funderss-day-celebration-on-21st-changed-to-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Was The Founder&#8217;s Day Celebration On 21st Changed To 4th?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kwame Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and a member of the &#8220;<span tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"c5aZPb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-enable-toggle-animation=\"true\" data-extra-container-classes=\"ZLo7Eb\" data-hover-hide-delay=\"1000\" data-hover-open-delay=\"500\" data-send-open-event=\"true\" data-theme=\"0\" data-width=\"250\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjwio_D7N2HAxX8WEEAHTb8EL0QmpgGegQIGhAD\"><span class=\"JPfdse\" data-bubble-link=\"\" data-segment-text=\"Big Six\">Big Six<\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8220;. He was born on 21 September, hence, the &#8220;Founder&#8217;s&#8221; Day celebration is on the <b>21st<\/b> of September each year in honour of his participation in the Ghanaian movement for independence from British colonial rule.<\/p>\n<p>Does the change matter? Dr Kwame Nkrumah was born on the 21st of September 1909. Ghanaians observe the day to honour him, among others. The change in history is a challenge to the upcoming students.<\/p>\n<p>It is time, that our political leaders think big. 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