Bono State (or Bonoman) was a trading state created by the Bono people, located in what is now southern Ghana. Bonoman was a medieval Akan state that stretched...

Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono (/ˈbɒnoʊ/ BON-oh), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member...

century, the Bono people founded the Gyaaman kingdom as extension of Bono state in what is now Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. In the 12th century, the Bono kingdom...

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (/ˈboʊnoʊ/ BOH-noh; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership...

may also refer to: Bono people, an Akan ethnic group of Ghana and Ivory Coast Bono dialect, spoken by them Bono state, an Akan state that existed from...

List of Rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman Bonoman (Bono State) Kings Akan people Ghana Gold Coast Lists of incumbents “The divine kingship in Ghana...

Mary Bono Oswald (née Whitaker and formerly Mary Bono Mack, born October 24, 1961) is an American politician, businesswoman, and lobbyist who served Palm...

Ashanti, Akwamu, Akyem, Fante state and others are thought to possibly have roots in the original Bono state settlement at Bono Manso. The Ashanti kingdom's...

to oral accounts, the Denkyira state was formed by migrants from the Bono state after its collapse. Initially, the state was a vassal to Adanse, but it...

Kingdom of Nri, which helped birth the arts and customs of the Igbo people, Bono State in the 11th century, which gave birth to the numerous Akan States, while...

champion at Iowa State. Bono would later become a collegiate wrestling head coach, where he is the current head wrestling coach at Wisconsin. Bono was born in...

Akwamu was a state set up by the Akwamu people in present-day Ghana. After migrating from Bono state, the Akan founders of Akwamu settled in Twifo-Heman...

Kingdom of Zimbabwe, Songhai Empire, the Garamantes the Empire of Ghana, Bono state, Harla Kingdom, Kingdom of Benin, Ife Empire and Oyo Empire. The Ife Empire...

list of the heads of state of Ghana, from the independence of Ghana in 1957 to the present day. From 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the Constitution...

2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025. "Parliament approves one new Minister of state and 13 New Deputy Ministers". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group...

stems from the band's perception of the world at the time; lead vocalist Bono stated that "war seemed to be the motif for 1982." U2 recorded the album from...

Historical timeline Early history Bono state Ashanti Empire Gold Coast First Republic (1960–1966) National Liberation Council Kofi Busia Ignatius Kutu...

Pro bono publico (English: ‘for the public good’), usually shortened to pro bono, is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without...

was often combined with capital punishment. Many nations such as the Bono State, Ashanti of present-day Ghana and the Yoruba of present-day Nigeria were...

made up of dry corn and few groundnuts, which is mostly found in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions. It is usually wrapped in corn leaves or a fresh...

but it is widely believed to be of Ashanti origin. Played in the Bono Region, Bono East Region, Ahafo Region, Central Region, Western Region, Eastern...

Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bono's most prominent landmarks are the Bono Bridge and the Bono Cemetery. Bono is located in northwestern Craighead...

independence from British colonial rule in 1957, and renamed their sovereign state "Ghana (Warrior King)" because the various Ghanaian kingdoms were a warrior-based...

Kyempem movement had been campaigning for, which was the recognition of the Bono people as a separate ethnic group from the Ashantis with their own region...

slave trade. During most of the 19th century, Asante, the most powerful state of the Akan interior, sought to expand its rule and to promote and protect...

Historical timeline Early history Bono state Ashanti Empire Gold Coast First Republic (1960–1966) National Liberation Council Kofi Busia Ignatius Kutu...

include: the Adansi, Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Asante, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta, Denkyira and Nzema, among others...

democratically elected governments as well as military ones. It has had a one party state status between 1964 and 1966 while some of the military governments have...

Gold Coast Bonos (Bono state) Fantes (Mankessim Kingdom) Ashantis (Ashanti Empire) Dagombas (Kingdom of Dagbon) Danes (Danish Gold Coast) Dutch (Dutch...

government-sponsored languages: Akan languages (Asante Twi, Akuapem Twi, Fante, Bono which have a high degree of mutual intelligibility, and Nzema, which is less...