English poet and critic. His early poetry has a left-wing political content. With Cyril Connolly he founded the magazine Horizon (of which he was co-editor 193941), and Spender was co-editor of Encounter 195366. His Journals 193983 and Collected Poems 19281985 were published in 1985. He was knighted in 1983.
Ghana was the first country to adopt the pan-African colours. The star is known as the ‘lode star of African freedom’. Effective date: 28 February 1966.