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Beheaded in 1838, Returned in 2009: How King Badu Bonsu II’s Head Was Found in Dutch Museum
In 1838, after decapitating two Dutch emissaries and decorating his throne with their heads; King Badu Bonsu II, the ruler of the Ashante tribe in present day Ghana, was himself beheaded by Dutch s…
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Rev. Dr. Chris Tsui Hesse: The Ga-Dangme Heart Behind Ghana's Visual Legacy
Ghanaian film industry icon Rev. Dr. Chris Tsui Hesse is being celebrated for his extraordinary contributions to capturing the country's history, particularly his work as Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrum…
Politics
Kwame Nkrumah Honours Patrice Lumumba at Memorial Service in Accra — February 14, 1961
On February 14, 1961, Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was captured laying a wreath at a special memorial service in Accra in honour of the late Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Émery Lu…
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Che Guevara visited Ghana on January 14, 1964, during the presidency of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
Che Guevara’s Visit to Ghana (1964) Che Guevara, the Argentine Marxist revolutionary and Cuban leader, visited Ghana as part of a broader diplomatic tour of Africa. At the time, Ghana under Kwame N…
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