John Aggrey Essien: The forgotten first king to be exiled from the Gold Coast

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  • SHARED HISTORY...DotCom 3 days ago

    I have always believed that all the ethnic groups in Ghana have some interesting past that need to be explored. Unfortunately, because of politics we tend to believe that we are better than the others and therefore others are ...
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  • Hallelujah 3 days ago

    10/10 but it's not because of politics. It's because of ASANTE IMPERIALISM and that's why this dear nation of ours will always struggle to move forward!

  • Ernestine Sackey 2 days ago

    Hallelujah, Ashanti imperialism is good for your people, as they cannot rule themselves.

  • Kyen-kyen 3 days ago

    You write your own history don't blame Ashantes then pretend to be an Ashante

  • OheneNana 2 days ago

    Stupid comments. Where in our history is it recorded that AsanteHene kofi Kakari or Akwasi Obodum penned Ghana's educational curriculum?
    During GoldCoast era which AsanteHene influenced our curricular? You write nonsense to ...
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  • Kojo Yankee 2 days ago

    A king of Ghana named John? He deserves to be exiled TEN times!

  • Ab 1 day ago

    I was also wondering about the name.

  • Ofosuhene 23 hours ago

    God bless u.....A King in Ghana at that time called himself John. He deserves to go exile on multiple times.........a certain ethnic group in ghana can do this

  • Ab 1 day ago

    Let people choose if they want to follow any religion or not. Is there a perfect religion?

  • Ab 1 day ago

    What does that have to do with the topic anyway?

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  • Ab 1 day ago

    Good Grief!!!!

  • KOFI GA 3 days ago

    NO wonder history cannot remember this kind of king , he was a brave king though but for given up his throne and resistance to imperial rule, accepting £100 pounds a year as a compensation if he keeps quite ,who would be pro ...
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  • they say they say 3 days ago

    Some information is not meant for low class, low life, less intelligent people such as you, so shut the fvck up.

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  • COOLBLUE 3 days ago

    Can see some resemblance in Michael Essien. He could be a great grandfather of the Bison, Michael Essien.

  • GOLDEN 3 days ago

    THIS IS VERY INTERESTING,THERE SHOULD BE HISTORY BOOKS IN OUR SCHOOLS, FOR THE KIDS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SUCH IMPORTANT,HISTORICAL,ACIEVEMENTS AND BRAVENESS OF OUR FOREFATHERS,PERIOD!!!!!!!.WHY SHOULD WE KEEP ON READING ABOUT ...
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  • kojo 3 days ago

    The image used is that of a Zulu King

  • Jay 3 days ago

    A Zulu war general rather

  • KUMI K 3 days ago

    A king from ogua and he is called "John"?

  • Kwaku Aboagye 2 days ago

    Cooked

  • Ohene 1 day ago

    King Aggrey

    Writers just add the John

  • OZYMANDIAS 3 days ago

    This is the photo of Shaka the famous Zulu King of South Africa.

  • they say they say 3 days ago

    Illustration

  • Jay 3 days ago

    No, a Zulu war general, not Shaka

  • Kwame Peter 3 days ago

    If you don't write your history others will write it for you,any problem with that?

  • PITO 3 days ago

    I would be interested to understand how Dante’s named themselves before the arrival of colonialist. What name is King John Aggrey?

  • PITO 3 days ago

    Correction: Fante people, not Dantes

  • Naana Jane 3 days ago

    Tweaaaaah! The is a Kwaku Ananse story. If he was so brave as to resist British rule, how come he couldn't resist his own colonial name? As far back as the nineteenth century, he was called John Aggrey Essien. He does not ...
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  • Gamin.. 3 days ago

    And the Europeans wonder why we're invading their countries. They are paying for the sins of their forefathers for sure, especially the British empire. Their ancestors have conquered, dominated, broke and ruined many cultures ...
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  • Bigga Issues 3 days ago

    The illustration for John Aggrey Essen incorrectly depicts a Southern African Tribal Warrior Leader, most likely a Zulu Chief. The native warriors in the background are carrying the familiar oval shaped cowhide leather shield ...
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  • William Akuffo 2 days ago

    Did anyone noticed that the King had dressed like Zulu’s in South Africa

  • Name 2 days ago

    It is clearly stated below the image that it is an ILLUSTRATION: somebody drew that only to illustrate, not to show the real photo of the king.

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  • Yaw Bio 1 day ago

    Royals and elites in Oguaa were all baptized at birth and given Jewish or Christian names. Check all current prominent Chiefs have Christian names. not by choice, but by baptism. On enstoolment they become Okoforobuo. Otafere ...
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  • Ofosuhene 23 hours ago

    In the first place I discredited this man called the king. He doesn't deserve to call him a Ghanaian First King to go on exile.
    My reason is simple, before colonialism, a black man don't have an English or Biblical name lik ...
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  • Sue 16 hours ago

    Gold coast had no names like that.A first king will have a native name.Those names were by the slave masters.