Which sub-Saharan African country was the first to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957?
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Ghana
Led by Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's independence from Britain sparked a wave of decolonization across the continent. Nkrumah became a leading figure in the Pan-African movement.
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