OSEI YAW AKOTO
OSEI YAW AKOTO Osei Yaw Akoto (Circa 1800-1833) wasAsantehenefrom 1824-1833. Although not usually numbered among the great Asante rulers, he decisively affected the course of the nation’s history, first by demonstrating the priority of central government over regional interests, and second by his recognition, in the Treaty of 1831, that the stimulation of trade could […]
OTU, AHIAKWA
Ahiakwa Otu (16? – Circa 1711) was a broker for the Dutch in Accra, who later became the Accra representative for the powerful state of Akwamu, which was then dominant in the region. “Otu” was also written variously by his contemporaries as Otho or Otto, and a modern scholar, Ivor wilks, has also identified him […]
OPOKU, T.
THEOPHILUS OPOKU Theophilus Opoku (1824-July 7, 1913) in 1872 became the first African to be ordained a pastor on Gold Coast soil by the Basel mission. He was born at Akuropon in Akuapem, about 30 mi ( 48 km) north of Accra, to Yaw Dako, a linguist (chiefs spokesman), himself the son of Nana Addo […]
OPOKU FREFRE
OPOKU FREFRE Opoku Frefre ( Circa 1760-1826) was the talented Gyasehene (royal treasurer) of Asante for a quarter of a century, as well as a commander of some of the Asante forces in several major campaigns during the reign of the Asantehene Osei Bonsu (q.v.), from 1800-1824. Opoku Frefre was born in about 1760 at […]
MENSA BONSU
MENSA BONSU Mensa Bonsu (circa 1840 – April 21, 1896) was Asantehene from 1874-1983. In the earlier part of his reign he launched a program of reconstruction designed to strengthen the Asante nation, but later on his policies of domestic repression brought about his overthrow. He was the third son of the Asante Queenmother Afua […]
