Asantehene Prempeh I, King of the Ashanti

Date: 30 April, 2012

On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast became part of the Gold Coast management in 1897. Led by Osei Tutu together with his chief priest, Ashanti changed the constitution and the symbols of office in order to expand the power of the kingdom. That change was made prior the annexation by Great Britain.

Located in West Africa, the country (Ghana) became the first nation in Africa to gain independence from Britain in 1957 with Kwame Nkrumah as Prime Minister.

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