# Desmond Buckle

> James Desmond Buckle was a political activist, journalist, trade unionist and Communist born in the British colony of the Gold Coast. Described as "an African communist in Britain", he may have been the first African to join the British Communist Party.

*Ghanaian activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/desmond-buckle

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Ghana
- **Born:** 1910-03-29
- **Died:** 1964-10-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

James Desmond Buckle was a political activist, journalist, trade unionist and Communist born in the British colony of the Gold Coast. Described as "an African communist in Britain", he may have been the first African to join the British Communist Party.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.3
- **Momentum:** 8.0

## Sources
- [Desmond Buckle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Buckle)
- [Бакл, Джеймс Десмонд](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_%D0%94%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5264676)

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