NANA OFORI ATTA I
NANA OFORI ATTA I Nana Ofori Atta I (October 11, 1881-August 20, 1943), or Aaron Eugene Boakye Danquah, was Omanhene (paramount chief) of Akyem Abuakwa from 1912-1943. During this period, he was one of the most influential chiefs of the Gold Coast. The son of Emmanuel Boakye Danquah and Akosua Buor Gyankoroma, he was the […]
KOTOKA, E. K.
EMMANUEL KWASI KOTOKA Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka (October 26, 1926 – April 17, 1967) was the soldier who led the coup which overthrew the administration of President Kwame Nkrumah (q.v.) of Ghana on February 24, 1966. He was born in 1926 in Alakple, near Keta, in the Volta Region, and was educated at Alakple Roman […]
OPOKU WARE
OPOKU WARE Opoku Ware (circa 1700-1750), who ruled from 1720-1750, was probably the greatest of the 18th century Asante warrior kings. Under his leadership, Asante defeated the state of Akyem and became the predominant power in the Gold Coast. He was the grandson of the sister of Osei Tutu (q.v.), the founder of the Asante […]
WENYA TOGBI
WENYA TOGBI Togbi (Amega) Wenya, who lived during the 17th century, led the great Ewe migration from Notsie (Nouatja) in what is now Togo into what is now the extreme southeast of Ghana, in the Volta Region on the east bank of the Volta River. Here he founded the state of Anlo, and its capital, […]
NANA OFORI ATTA II
NANA OFORI ATTA II Nana Ofori Atta II (March 13, 1899 – September 13, 1973) was Okyehene (paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa, a state to the northwest of Accra) from 1943-1973. He is best remembered for his bold efforts to free chieftaincy from some of the obsolete customs and taboos which still tie it to […]
