Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840 – 17 October 1921) (pronounced YAA A-san-TE-WAA) was appointed queen mother of Ejisu of the Ashanti Empire—now part of modern-day Ghana—by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese, the Ejisuhene "ruler of Ejisu". In 1900 she led the Ashanti rebellion known as the War of the Golden Stoolagainst British colonialism.
Image: Yaa Asantewaa in batakarikese (ceremonial war dress) in an undated photograph.
Yaa Asantewaa Should be Re-buried in Ghana - Kwame Mayor
5/2/2015 - Ghana's ("Juan of Arc") --- Queen Yaa Asantewaa Should be Re-buried in Ghana, from Seychelles Island --- Kwame Mayor
The Mortal Remains of (Ghana's "Joan of Arc") --- Queen Yaa Asantewaa, who courageously led Ashanti Empires' Glorious War against British Colonialism, should be exhumed from Seychelles Island, and re-buried in Ghana, says Pan-Africanist Freedom Fighter, and... Read More
Image: Yaa Asantewaa in batakarikese (ceremonial war dress) in an undated photograph.
Yaa Asantewaa Should be Re-buried in Ghana - Kwame Mayor
5/2/2015 - Ghana's ("Juan of Arc") --- Queen Yaa Asantewaa Should be Re-buried in Ghana, from Seychelles Island --- Kwame Mayor
The Mortal Remains of (Ghana's "Joan of Arc") --- Queen Yaa Asantewaa, who courageously led Ashanti Empires' Glorious War against British Colonialism, should be exhumed from Seychelles Island, and re-buried in Ghana, says Pan-Africanist Freedom Fighter, and... Read More
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