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1900 CE

Politics & Power

Yaa Asantewaa Addresses The War Council

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Yaa Asantewaa I (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, now part of modern-day Ghana. She was appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu.

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  • Yaa Asantewaa · 1832 CE – 1921 CE

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