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...facelifting the ancient (1661) Danish-built Christiansborg Castle, Nkrumah's new presidential palace; another $3,000,000 for Accra's Black Star Square, where Nkrumah can rant about his brand of socialism to his followers; $500,000 for Nkrumah's luxury palace near Aburi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana: Dirt Under the Welcome Mat | 11/10/1961 | See Source »

That afternoon, to savor the exotic culture of the back-country people, the Nixons drove 20 miles from Accra to the hill town of Aburi. The colorfully dressed tribesmen assigned Nixon a mahogany throne. Pat, dandling a native infant on her knee, sat beside him on a smaller throne, watching as the tribal drums thrummed and the natives danced their age-old rituals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VICE-PRESIDENCY: With Pat & Dick in Africa | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

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