Faith Community
Egyptian Copts
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Fathia Nkrumah
1932-02-22 – 2007-05-31
Life & Legacy
Helena Ritz Fathia Nkrumah ( ən-KROO-mə; 23 February 1931 – 31 May 2007), born Fathia Halim Rizk (Arabic: فتحية حليم رزق), was an Egyptian, and the First Lady of the newly independent Ghana as the wife of Kwame Nkrumah, its first president.
Fathia Nkrumah was born to a Coptic Christian family and brought up in Zeitoun, a district of Cairo. She was the first child of a civil servant who died early; Fathia was raised by her mother single-handedly after her husband's death.
Occupation & Career
teacher, bank teller, politician
Education
Cairo University
Faith & Community
Egyptian Copts
Legacy Highlights
Church
Egyptian Copts
Education & Institutions
Cairo University
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Samia Nkrumah
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q392629 · wikidata
Family Child
Sekou Nkrumah
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q392629 · wikidata
Family Child
Gamal Nkrumah
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q392629 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Kwame Nkrumah
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q392629 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q392629 — wikidata View source
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