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Kumasi [a] is a city and the capital of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] : 1, 3 It is the second largest city in the country, [ 10 ] : 9 with a population of 443,981 as of the 2021 census. [ 3 ]
Burning of Kumasi in 1874 depicted by Henry Morton Stanley. In 1888, R. Austin Freeman was disappointed with the ruins of Kumasi following the British destruction in 1874 and the Ashanti civil war before 1888. Kumasi was a great disappointment to me, and my disappointment increased as I walked round and examined the town.
The Palace of the Asantehene, located at the centre of Kumasi, was built in 1822 by king Osei Bonsu until its destruction in the Anglo-Ashanti wars. Kumasi was established by the first Ashanti king, Osei Kofi Tutu I, along with the state priest, Okomfo Anokye, in the 17th century. It is on record that Kumasi was viewed as the most impressive ...
The attack, launched in January 1874 by 2,500 British soldiers and large numbers of African auxiliaries, resulted in the occupation and burning of Kumasi, the Asante capital. [31] [62] The subsequent peace treaty required the Asante to renounce any claim to many southern territories. The Asante also had to keep the road to Kumasi open to trade.
Nkrumah was released from jail on 11 February 1951, and the following day accepted an invitation to form a government. The start of Nkrumah's first term was marked by cooperation with the British governor. During the next few years, the government was gradually transformed into a full parliamentary system. The changes were opposed by the more ...
The British force left Kumasi on 22 January 1896, arriving back at the coast two weeks later. Not a shot had been fired but 18 Europeans were dead and 50% of the troops were sick. Among the dead was Queen Victoria 's son-in-law, Prince Henry of Battenberg , [ 3 ] who was taken ill before getting to Kumasi and died on 20 January on board ship ...
Born on 1 December, 1937, in Kumasi, Ghana, Teddy Osei was introduced to music by his father, who played in prominent school bands.
The Kumasi College of Technology opened officially on 22 January 1952 with 200 teacher training students transferred from Achimota, to form the nucleus of the new college. [15] In October 1952, the School of Engineering and the Department of Commerce were established and the first students were admitted.