This leader headed the Casablanca Bloc, which sought greater international political integration.
This leader headed the Casablanca Bloc, which sought greater international political integration. He's not Egyptian, but this member of the Akan ethnic group married a Coptic woman named Fathia Rizk. This leader lost support after passing the Preventive Detention Act, which legalized arrest without due process. This man defeated Joseph B. Danquah to attain his highest post. He was succeeded by Joseph Ankrah, who came to power in a coup staged while this man was visiting North Korea, and who banned this man's Convention People's Party. This organizer of the Positive Action Campaign led his nation to independence from Great Britain imposed price controls and other socialist policies and was noted for his strong support of Pan-Africanism. For 10 points, name this man who led the Gold Coast to independence and was the first president of Ghana. 
This leader headed the Casablanca Bloc, which sought greater international political integration.
Kwame Nkrumah