Elmina (Fante: Edina) is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region.: 1 It is...
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Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine Castle), also known as Castelo da Mina or simply...
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City of Elmina is a township in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. Formerly known as Elmina Estate owned by Guthrie Berhad (now Sime Darby), it is later...
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390 Premier I business jet crashed onto an expressway interchange near Elmina in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, killing 10 people. The aircraft was...
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Lebanon Elmina, Malaysia El Mina, Mauritania In other Elmina Castle, in Elmina, Ghana Elmina Estate, an oil palm plantation in Malaysia Battle of Elmina (disambiguation)...
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documented history of Elmina begins in 1482 with an agreement between the Portuguese navigator Diogo de Azambuja and the ruler of Elmina, called Caramansa...
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175741806; 101.504927111 Elmina Rainbow Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Pelangi Elmina) is the rainbow pedestrian bridge in the City of Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor...
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Dutch Gold Coast (section Destruction of Elmina)
Coast became the most important Dutch colony in West Africa after Fort Elmina was captured from the Portuguese in 1637, but fell into disarray after the...
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Elmina Estate (Ladang Elmina in the Malaysian language) is an oil palm plantation in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is currently owned and operated...
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Elmina is a 2010 Ghanaian film directed by Redeemer Mensah and was made in collaboration with Revele Films. The movie follows the people of Elmina, Ghana...
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Battle of Elmina may refer to: Battle of Elmina (1625), during the Dutch-Portuguese War Battle of Elmina (1637), during the Dutch-Portuguese War Battle...
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their seat of power at the fortress of São Jorge da Mina (located in modern Elmina), the Portuguese commanded a vast internal slave trade, creating a slave...
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Elmina Wilson (1870–1918) was the first American woman to complete a four-year degree in civil engineering. She went on to earn the first master's degree...
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The Battle of Elmina was a significant engagement that transpired during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. In this military encounter, British forces undertook...
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Shirley's Gold Coast expedition (redirect from Battle of Fort Elmina (1782))
Dutch castle at Elmina by land while Leander made a diversionary attack on the nearby St. Jago castle. The expedition arrived at Elmina on 15 February...
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Elmina Moisan (1897-1938) was a Chilean painter remembered in the historiography as part of the Generación del 13. She has been called the "female artist...
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1481, King John II of Portugal commissioned Diogo de Azambuja to build the Elmina Castle, which was completed in three years. By 1598, the Dutch had joined...
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Bertha Van Hoosen 1986 Patricia Boyle Elizabeth C. Crosby Gwen Frostic Elmina R. Lucke Marjorie Swank Matthews Marjorie Peebles-Meyers Mary Chase Perry...
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school (Dutch: gouvernementsschool) in Elmina Castle, primarily aimed at educating Euro-African boys in Elmina. After many false starts, regular education...
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Elmina Drake Slenker (born Elizabeth Drake, December 23, 1827 – February 1, 1908) was a 19th-century American author, leader in the Freethought movement...
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Luetta Elmina Braumuller (née Bumstead; December 4, 1856 – December 13, 1898) was an artist and publisher who founded the periodical The China Decorator...
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Renée Leon (redirect from Renée Elmina Leon)
Renée Elmina Leon PSM is a former senior Australian public servant. From 18 September 2017 until February 2020, she had been Secretary of the Department...
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scored on his club debut. After the 2017 season, there was interest from the Elmina Sharks in signing him, however, he ultimately decided to remain with Ashanti...
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Marie-Elmina Anger (December 24, 1844 – November 5, 1901) was a Catholic nun and artist in Quebec. She was also known as Sister Marie de Jésus. The daughter...
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Lucy Elmina Anthony (October 24, 1859 – July 4, 1944) was an internationally known leader in the American woman's suffrage movement. She was the niece...
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The Dutch Cemetery of Elmina was constructed on the order of Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast Johannes Petrus Hoogenboom in 1806. Up until that date, the...
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Afonso V also ordered a fort to be built in 1462. Elmina Castle was built in 1482 in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first...
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Elmina in 1637 was a military engagement between the Portuguese and the Dutch that culminated with the capture of the historical St. George of Elmina...
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Elmina's Kitchen, first performed in May 2003, is the fifth play from the British actor, playwright and broadcaster, Kwame Kwei-Armah. Set in a West Indian...
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