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[XHABI @5oddsHene]

The Kumasi Council of Chiefs (1902): Colonial Rule and the Decline of Asante Independence.

Following British military campaigns against the Asante Kingdom and the gradual erosion of Asante sovereignty, the colonial administration established the Kumasi Council of Chiefs in 1902. This took place during a period of major political disruption within Asante.

In 1896, the British exiled Asantehene Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I and several leading Asante chiefs to the Seychelles. This removed the kingdom’s highest leadership from power. In 1900, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen of Ejisu, led the famous War of the Golden Stool, which became the final major organized resistance against British colonial rule. Following the war and its suppression by British forces, Kumasi experienced further destruction, and in 1901 Asante was formally annexed to the British Crown Colony of the Gold Coast.

With the Asantehene, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, and many senior chiefs either exiled or imprisoned, the British faced the challenge of governing Asante without its traditional leadership. To address this, they appointed and elevated certain chiefs, including some who had cooperated with the colonial administration. These individuals were brought together to form the Kumasi Council of Chiefs.

Unlike the traditional Asante governing system, the council was largely designed to support colonial administration. Many of its members served as intermediaries between the British authorities and the local population, helping to implement colonial policies in Kumasi and surrounding areas.

Cc-Silicons

[Yawa @DontdoYawa]

BREAKING NEWS‼️
Asantehene is the reason why Ghana is still Ghana………He is a wise King and by his wisdom has kept Ghana together

If he Decides to break of Ghana is gone forever……..Prof Kwamena Awhoi

[The Asante Nation @Asante_nation]

Wei yɛ Asikafoɔ agodie, nsa papa nso nam.
East Legom Executive Club members' showers their President, Dr. Ernest Ofori Sarpong with expensive drinks ahead of his birthday.

📹: Asante Mampong Report

[LIL KAY @ObourKingsley]

Gradually @KevinEkowTaylor is exposing his ignorance and stupidity .

You’re an educated NDC youth who debates with facts. Then you hear Kelvin say this. How do you feel?

[Ahenkan @DjoletoT]

“He be Asanti man kill am”- Boakye Agyarko.
This was J J Rawlings Regime

[XHABI @5oddsHene]

Let it be known to everyone out there that we forgive everything but not a disrespect to KotokoHene @DrAmoakohene you facilitated this ,you knew what this boy did to your king but because of politics you are entertaining him in Kumasi , But Sikadwa ndae obiaa b3gye n’akatua s3 de3 3se

[XHABI @5oddsHene]

Belinda Addardey, a Krobo woman, went on TV and dished out complete nonsense about Asantes, When was the last time the NPP even won a single seat in the Volta Region? And which other regions in Ghana can actually match or come close to Ashanti Region in terms of real development? Do you need MEDIA GENERAL more than us ? @NPP_GH @justinkfrimpong

[PIIIAAWW KANTAKRAKYI-BUABASA @PIIIAAWW_NH]

Nkwaseafoɔ bi yɛ dede anaa ??

PIIAAW Nation report to your Banbafoɔ Hene in the Comment section now !!!!

[Nana Baffour🖤⚡️ @B_KwakuAkomeah]

Wodi nkyena posa kɛntɛn ma wontumi ne Asante nyɛ pɛ da💛🖤💚😂🔥

If you people don’t stop misbehaving,we will capture and sell you to the whites again.

[Yaw Marfo Adu @YMarfoAdu]

Honorable says means “bizness” so y’all need to stop judging.

[Arábìnrin Sola @YOLICOM6]

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The effigy of Nana Yaa Asantewaa at the Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi, Ghana.The woman who fought men in front of cannons.

Yaa Asantewaa was an Ashanti warrior queen, born around 1840, who rose up to lead an army against the invading British. She was a successful farmer and mother. She was an intellectual, a politician, human right activist, queen and a leader. Yaa Asantewaa became famous for leading the Ashanti rebellion against British colonialism to defend the Golden Stool.

As the Queen Mother, Asantewaa held many responsibilities, including being the Gatekeeper of the Golden Stool. The Golden Stool is an emblem of the Ashanti kingdom, cultural system, and power.

In 1896, the Ashanti peoples began to rebel against the British presence in their lands and the British attempt to construct the “Gold Coast” colony. To retaliate, the British captured and exiled Asantehene Prempeh I, King of the Ashanti, and Asantewaa’s grandson Kofi Tene, who was also a powerful leader. The British removed the king and other Ashanti leaders to the Seychelles Islands in an effort to acquire the Golden Stool.

While remaining leaders within the community debated on how to best respond to the British threat, Asantewaa held her ground and rallied the troops. Her leadership and passion led to her role as Commander in Chief of the Ashanti army.

In turn, the Anglo-Ashanti wars’ fifth and final war against the British became known as the Yaa Asantewaa War of Independence (or the War of the Golden Stool), which began on March 28, 1900.

That conflict began when British representative Frederick Mitchell Hodgson sat on the Golden Stool. Since the Stool was not a throne, when Hodgson’s act became known, Yaa Asantewaa led the rebellion which resulted in the death of 1,000 British and allied African soldiers and 2,000 Ashanti. Both totals were higher that the deaths from all previous wars between the Ashanti and the British combined.

She was captured and sent on exile to the Seychelles. Yaa Asantewa died in exile on the 17th of October 1921. Yaa Asantewa's War was one of the last major war led by an African woman. To date, she is honored in Africa as one of the greatest African women. Her body was later returned to Ghana where she was given a befitting burial.

One Africa

[Kafui™️ @Mr_Gidiglo]

there is no way you can love your enemies…

[SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 @SIKAOFFICIAL1]

Ghanaian man left deeply upset after learning that a car dealer he trusted to sell his vehicle for GH¢200,000 had instead sold it for GH¢320,000. The dealer later claimed he made no profit from the transaction, leading the owner to give him GH¢20,000 as compensation.

The truth only came out later when documentation problems forced the buyer to contact the owner directly, revealing that the dealer had secretly earned extra money from the sale.

[THE STATE NEWS @THESTATENEWSS]

A memorable highlight as Asake meets H.E. President John Dramani Mahama, Ibrahim Mahama, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, and the Supercar Spectacle co-founders at the Sponsors Appreciation Party.

[Aristotlektv @aristotledada]

No nonsense man Fiifi Kwetey @fifi_kwetey sounds like JJ Rawlings, no sugar coating straight to the point without mincing words👏💯🔥. We need more honest leaders like him in our country. If the party gets more honest leaders like him, the NDC would be more formidable than it is now.
—Remarks by Hon. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, NDC General Secretary, at the 31st December Revolution celebrations. ❤️🙏🏻🔥👏

[CertifiedEcoTourismDoyenne @ms_tourist]

Because our womb is sacred and we are at the receiving end. Picture a car engine that uses multiple oils … And of course, spiritual contamination is real.

[Nana Kwame Gyamfi @quame_age]

Mr. President @MBawumia maame ode has a message for you. 🙏

[Gozie007 @Goziedragon007]

Now they terrorists are asking for constitutional provisions for their own govt. Inclusion 😕

A group more powerful than the government,.

But,MNK is their main problem.

Leaving the burning house to be chasing the wind.

[ExMasturbator Saved By JESUS🙏🏽 @GhanaSocialUni]

When I told you there are extremist Muslims in Ghana yall were slandering me …even their own Muslims is calling the stvpidity of the extremist ones .. listen to a true Muslim speaking truth about the interference of Christian Mission Schools by extremist

[Yossi BenYakar @YossiBenYakar]

https://t.co/lzXerXK9dH
Want to understand what Sharia law really looks like?

Watch the video: under Taliban rule, an elderly Afghan man "buys" a young girl to marry. She's terrified and crying, and this is considered normal.

Anyone supporting this ideology should look at this reality before preaching.