Video about Yaa Asantewaa
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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 and the Golden Stool - part 1
The first section of the story of Yaa Asantewaa and the golden stool of Ashanti. |
The second section of the story of Yaa Asantewaa and the golden stool of Ashanti
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Yaa Asantewa: Warrior Queen of Ghana
The Warrior Queen who led her 5000 army against the British in the 1900's |
Akan: The Story of the Asante Stool
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