Kulungugu

Kulungugu
Kulungugu
	Peri-urban area
	Motto(s): zekula 'npanga
	Kulungugu Location in Ghana
	Coordinates: 11°08′50″N 0°12′35″W
Country	Ghana
Region	Upper East Region
District	Bawku Municipal District
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	GMT

Kulungugu is a small town in the Upper East Region of Ghana and a minor entry point at the border of Burkina Faso and the Bawku Municipal District of Ghana.[1]

Kulungugu means River Kapok in the kusaasi language (kusaal). Kulungugu is noted as the site of the Kulungugu Bomb Attack, a failed attempt at the assassination of Ghana's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.[2][3][4]

References

"Kulungugu Bombsite | DearGhana". Retrieved 2015-06-02.
"Nkrumah Wept By My bedside – Kulungugu bombing victim – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
"Who Actually Tried To Kill Nkrumah At Kulungugu?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
"August 1, 1962: Nkrumah is injured by an attempt on his life from a bomb in Kulungugu". Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-10.

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[1] "Kulungugu Bombsite | DearGhana". Retrieved 2015-06-02.

[2] "Nkrumah Wept By My bedside – Kulungugu bombing victim – Daily Guide Ghana". www.dailyguideghana.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

[3] "Who Actually Tried To Kill Nkrumah At Kulungugu?". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

[4] "August 1, 1962: Nkrumah is injured by an attempt on his life from a bomb in Kulungugu". Edward A. Ulzen Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-10.