How far did Nkrumah contribute to the advancement of the Pan-African Movement between 1945 to 1972?

Nkrumah attended MC in 1945 and contributed to its resolutions like shifting Pan Africanism from the diaspora to Africa, forming political parties which he did in 1949.

He was a brain behind the formation of Ghana, Guinea, Mali Union that emphasized African unity geared towards PAN Africanism.
He appointed George Padmore to be his adviser on African issues from Trinidad.
Nkrumah gave a 10m pound loan to Guinea Conakry in 1958 when the French had cut ties from his country i.e. (Sekou Toure).
He gave scholarships to Africans and this increased the level of literacy in Africa, ending poverty and empowering Africans economically.
Nkrumah extended financial, material and propaganda support to nationalists and liberation fighters i.e. ANC in South Africa.
He opposed secessionist movements in Africa i.e. Katanga secession of 1960 – 1963 hence encouraging continental democracy in Africa.

Nkrumah laid a ground and mooted the idea of the United States of Africa which was geared towards Pan Africanism.
He expressed solidarity with the blacks in Southern Rhodesia ie current Zimbabwe when he sent the army to fight the government of Ian Smith.
Key provided military bases and training grounds for the liberation fighters in Africa to organize for their independence.
He provided political asylum and assisted the political fugitives to settle and this helped to organize themselves in order to attack their colonial masters.
He condemned nuclear tests in Algeria during the liberation war. He did this using the platform of the UN.
He changed the name gold coast to Ghana in memory of the ancient Ghana kingdom which was a direct reflection of the objectives of PAM to revive African culture.
He organized and hosted the number of conferences including AAPC in December 1958 that brought Africans together.
He married an African lady from Egypt on the advice of Nasser Fatia hence embracing African modernity and cross cultural management.
He was a strong supporter of NAM which in turn boosted PAM

He condemned neo-colonialism in Africa and referred to it as secondary form of colonialism that had to be fought by Africans in the strongest terms.
He stimulated Pan African sentiments through his writings of Articles i.e. “Africans must unite”, “we move forward and backward never”.

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