Which statement describes a key similarity between kwame Nkrumah and

Nelson Mandela?

A. Both men were elected to executive office after being imprisoned

for political crimes.

B. Both men won Nobel Peace Prizes for their work against racism

and apartheid.

C. Both men were raised in the United States and were highly

influenced by their experiences there.

D. Both men sought the unification of all Africa under a single federal

government.

. Both men were elected to executive office after being imprisoned for political crimes. --A

Explanation:

---Nkrumah was sentenced to prison for 3 years after violating the British rule, In 1951 Nkrumah, won the central Accra while still in prison. The British governor of the Gold Coast released Nkrumah from prison and they made him leader of government business. A year later, he became the Prime Minister.

Nkrumah is known in Accra, Ghana to have built a strong central government and made attempts in unifying the country politically improving economic development.

---Nelson Mandela on the other hand served 27 years in prison after conspiring to overthrow the state following the Rivonia Trial. He was released by President F. W. de Klerk in 1990. In 1994, a multiracial general election was held in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became president. Mandela was known in South Africa to emphasise on reconciliation between the country's racial groups , he also created a commission on and Truth and Reconciliation investigate human rights abuses that happened in the past.

So both men were elected to executive office after being imprisoned for political crimes.

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