June Milne

{{Short description|British historian and publisher (1920–2018)}}

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| occupation = Historian and publisher

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June Milne (22 June 1920 – 5 May 2018){{cite magazine|url=https://newafricanmagazine.com/22060/|title=Archiving Kwame Nkrumah work|magazine=New African|first=Baffour|last=Ankomah|date=11 December 2019|access-date=29 July 2024}} was a British historian and publisher particularly known for her association with Kwame Nkrumah, whose literary executor she was.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/june-milne-obituary-sdt5l78nb|title=June Milne obituary|date=26 July 2018|publisher=|access-date=31 July 2018|website=The Times}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/farewell-june-milne-tribute|title=Farewell June Milne: A tribute - Pambazuka News|website=Pambazuka.org|date=16 May 2018 |access-date=31 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2018/May-7th/kwame-nkrumahs-editorial-assistant-dies-aged-98.php|title=Kwame Nkrumah's editorial assistant dies aged 98|website=Myjoyonline.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}

Milne died in Norwich, England, on 5 May 2018.

Selected publications

  • The Oak Tree Histories. A primary school course, &c. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1959 [1960]-61.
  • British History, 1485-1714. Lonon: Hamish Hamilton, 1964.
  • Forward Ever: The Life of Kwame Nkrumah. Panaf, London, c.1977.{{cite web|url=http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/forward-ever-the-life-of-kwame-nkrumah|title=Forward Ever: The Life of Kwame Nkrumah - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia|website=Thepoint.gm|access-date=31 July 2018}} {{ISBN|0901787426}}
  • Kwame Nkrumah: The Conakry Years. His Life and Letters. London: Panaf, 1990. {{ISBN|0901787531}} (2nd, 2006)
  • Sékou Touré. London: Panaf, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0901787439}}

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