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    the Ohum Festival, Akyems thank the creator for blessing their land with such a magnificent river (Birim). The products from the Akyems land and river are...
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  • vowed to avenge his uncle's death. He restarted the war against the Akyems. The Akyems, knowing that the Ashantis would invade again, migrated southeastwards...
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  • Akyem mine is an open-pit gold mine near New Abirem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is owned by Newmont. The mine was developed in 2005, with commercial...
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  • Akyem Kotoku describes a traditional geo-political entity in Eastern Ghana. Akyen Kotoku is one of the three independent states along with Akyem Bosome...
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  • Ras Akyem (sometimes called Ras Akyem Ramsey or Ras Akyem I Ramsey) is a Barbadian painter. A graduate of the Edna Manley School of Art in Jamaica, his...
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  • This is a list of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Abuakwa. Ghana Gold Coast Lists of incumbents Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London:...
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    with Ga-Adangbe, Fanti, Denkyira, Akwamu and Akyems at Katamanso near Dodowa faced the Ashanti army. The Akyems were led by the [[Okyenhene), Nana Afia Dokuaa...
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  • Akyem-Awenare is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Kwesi Amoako Atta - Ghanaian lawyer and politician. "HON. KWASI AMOAKO-ATTAH". parliament of Ghana...
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  • Peninsula. It is the smallest of the three Akyem states, including Akyem Abuakwa and Akyem Kotoku, that form the Akyem Mansa—which is a nation-state of non-contiguous...
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  • This is a list of rulers of the Akan state of Akyem Kotoku. Akan people Ghana Gold Coast Lists of incumbents...
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  • Akyem Bosome describes a traditional geo political entity. A state with a non contiguous land mass that exists today in the Eastern and Ashanti region...
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  • Ohum Festival is a traditional festival celebrated by Akuapems and Akyems in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated on a Tuesday/Wednesdays...
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  • Akim Swedru Senior High School, also known as AKISSS, is a co-educational senior high school located south of Akim Swedru, the capital of the Birim South...
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  • Asafo-Akyem is a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The town was the initial place where Abuakwa State College was established before it was moved to...
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  • attested that the AKYEMS were one of the first Akan tribes to migrate southwards after the fall of the ancient SONGHAI EMPIRE. The Akyem states, commonly...
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  • family. Subgroups of the Akan people include: the Agona, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Anyi, Ashanti, Baoulé, Bono, Chakosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Wassa, Ahanta...
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    Akim Oda (redirect from Akyem Oda)
    administrative and traditional center of the Birim Central Municipal District and Akyem Kotoku, respectively. The town has 60,604 residents as of 2013. Akim Oda...
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    October 1881 – 21 August 1943) was the Okyenhene or King of the Akyem people and of Akyem Abuakwa, a traditional kingdom that stretches back to the thirteenth...
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    Okyenhene is the title of the Tribal King of Akyem Abuakwa (also styled Okyeman), an old traditional kingdom in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Okyenhene...
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  • defeated by an alliance of the British with Ga-Adangbe, Fanti, Denkyira and Akyems at Katamanso. The Densinkran was introduced to mourn the Asante dead in...
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  • Nanabin Sign Ghana (Gold Coast) Abbé, Abidji, Ahafo, Ahanta, Akuapem, Akwamu, Akyem, Alladian, Anyi, Ashanti, Assin, Attie, Avikam, Baoulé, Bonos, Chakosi,...
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    Assin-Denkyira-Fante Confederacy-Mankessim Kingdom (present-day Central region), Akyem-Akwamu-Akuapem-Kwahu (present-day Eastern region and Greater Accra), and...
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  • d'Ivoire. It generally subsumes the following dialects: Ahafo, Akuapem, Akyem, Asante, Asen, Dankyira and Kwawu. The name 'Twi' is derived from the name...
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  • Matrilineal. Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They are made of the Akyems or Akims, Asantes, Fantis, Akuapims, Kwahus, Denkyiras, Bonos, Akwamus,...
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  • and a warrior as she fought 99 times against the Ashantis, protecting the Akyems from the attacks of the Ashantis. She is remembered for her feats in songs...
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    Adanwomase SENIOR High School (ADASS) Agogo State College, Agogo Asante-Akyem Agona SDA Senior High School, Agona Anglican Senior High School, Kumasi...
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  • Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin is the 35th Chief of Akyem Abuakwa, also called Okyeman in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He took his seat on October 4, 1999...
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    Ghana before 1725 as 'Ackee' or 'Aki', another name for the Akan people, Akyem. The fruit's scientific name honours Captain William Bligh who took the...
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  • the Moroccans. Bonoman gave birth to numerous Akan states such as Akwamu, Akyem, Fante, and Adansi, among others. The Kingdom of Zimbabwe gave way to smaller...
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    However The Asantehene ordered no invasions until news reached them that the Akyems had sought out aid from the Oyo Empire. The result of the battle was a crushing...
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