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Akua is an Akan female given name among the Akan people (i.e. Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Fante) in Ghana that means "born on a Wednesday" in Akan language, following their day naming system. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Akua has the appellation ''Obirisuo'', ''Obisi'' or ''Odaakuo'' meaning evil. Origin and meaning In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Akua originated from Wukuada and from the Lord of Life’s Sky (heavenly) Host Day deity for Wednesday. Females born on Wednesday are champions of the cause of others but can be mean-spirited and tenacious (obrisii, "dark hearted"). The name is also associated with a spider (Ananse). Female variant Day names in Ghana have varying spellings. This is so because of the various Akan subgroups. Each Akan subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other Akan subgroups. Akua is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Ashanti
The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: ), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted between 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana as well as parts of Ivory Coast and Togo. Due to the empire's military prowess, wealth, architecture, sophisticated hierarchy and culture, the Ashanti Empire has been extensively studied and has more historic records written by European, primarily British authors than any other indigenous culture of Sub-Saharan Africa.Collins and Burns (2007), p. 140. Starting in the late 17th century, the Ashanti king Osei Tutu ( – 1717) and his adviser Okomfo Anokye established the Ashanti Kingdom, with the Golden Stool of Asante as a sole unifying symbol. Osei Tutu oversaw a massive Ashanti territorial expansion, building up the army by introducing new organisation and turning a disciplined royal and paramilitary army into an effective fighting machine. In 1701, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Anokyewaa
Akua Anokyewaa (born 15 October 1984) is a Ghanaian women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She is a member of the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial championship of women's national soccer teams organized by FIFA. It was held in the United States from September 20 to October 12, 2003, at s .... References 1984 births Living people Ghanaian women's footballers Ghana women's international footballers Place of birth missing (living people) 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football forwards {{Ghana-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrixeena Akua
Thrixeena Akua (born March 4, 1994) is a Nauruan sprinter. During the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, she landed in seventh place in the 100m women event. She also competed in the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Olympic games In 2010, she took part in the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. On 19 August she took part in the 200 m qualifying race, where she finished in sixth place with a time of 30.27 (one runner, Yaneisi Ribeaux, did not finish the race). This result allowed her to start in the Final C, where she improved the elimination time by running the distance in 30.08 s and taking third place (it was, however, the last time of the final, because as many as three players - Noelyn Kukapi, Aichetou Mbodj, Yaneisi Ribeaux - were disqualified). In the overall classification she took 17th place. This result allowed her to start in the Final C, where she improved the elimination time by running the distance in 30.08 s and taking third place. In the overall classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riddell Akua
Michael Riddell Akua (born 26 January 1963) is a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru. Background Akua has been a member of the Parliament of Nauru since 3 May 2003. From this date on he has also been an important part of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. He is a member of the Naoero Amo Party, and he was re-elected to parliament in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru He was elected the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from June 2004 to July 2004. He was elected again Speaker in Parliament during the first three months of Marcus Stephen's presidency, from December 2007 to March 2008. Resignation and coup d'état allegations He resigned on March 18, to prevent the Opposition, led by David Adeang and former President Rene Harris (who died of ill health several weeks later), from submitting a motion of no confidence against Stephen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranin Akua
Ranin Akua (born 1961/62) is a former Member of Parliament of Nauru, from the constituency of Ubenide. Having been unseated in the 2019 Parliamentary election, Akua stood unsuccessfully to regain his Ubenide seat in 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari .... References {{Nauru-politician-stub Living people 1960s births Members of the Parliament of Nauru 21st-century Nauruan politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Akua
Hilda Akua Frimpong (born 1991) is a Ghanaian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ghana in 2015 and represented Ghana at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. After being diagnosed with scoliosis in 2012, Frimpong became a health activist and advocate on prevention and treatment of the condition. In 2021 whilst studying at the Syracuse University College of Law, she was named as the new editor-in-chief of the Syracuse Law Review, making her the first Black person to occupy the position. Early life and education Frimpong hails from Kumasi the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana, where she was also raised. In 2012, she was diagnosed with scoliosis. Her condition triggered her to advocate people on prevention and treatment of the medical condition. She has a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology at Texas A&M University, United States. Frimpong is currently a law student at the Syracuse University College of Law. In March 2021, she was named as the new edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Shōma
is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture. He made his debut in November 2010 and reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2020, just after turning 30 years of age. He wrestles for Tatsunami stable. His highest rank is ''maegashira'' 10. His ''shikona'' is a reference to the Aqua World aquarium in his home town. Career Akua comes from a family of car dealers, and he took exams at a vocational school to become a certified auto mechanic. Joining Tatsunami stable in November 2010, just a few months later his hometown of Ōarai, Ibaraki was badly hit by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. He considered quitting sumo and returning home to help out, but was persuaded by his father (who had won a national wrestling competition at junior high school) to continue. Originally known as Toyononami, he changed his ''shikona'' to Akua in March 2014, after the Aqua World aquarium in his hometown. Akua made his debut in November 2020, shortly after turning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Obeng-Akrofi
Akua Obeng-Akrofi (born 10 July 1996) is a Ghanaian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. She graduated from Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ... in 2018. References External links * 1996 births Living people Ghanaian female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Columbia Lions women's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Njeri
Akua Njeri (formerly known as Deborah Johnson; born 1949/50) is an American writer, activist and former member of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party. Njeri was present at the December 4, 1969, police raid in which her fiancé, Fred Hampton, and Mark Clark were killed at the Chicago apartment she and Hampton shared. She is the mother of their son Fred Hampton Jr., born after his father's assassination. Early life Njeri was born and grew up in Chicago, becoming a political activist at age 12. Throughout her teen years she participated in civil rights marches and protests against housing conditions in Chicago. As a 17-year-old student at Wilbur Wright College, Njeri was a member of the Black Student Union that hosted speaker Fred Hampton, chairman of the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party. Njeri recalls that her first conversation with Hampton was about poetry. While she wrote her own poetry, Hampton said that he was interested only if the poetry was about "the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Naru
Akua Naru (also known as Akua Olatunji), is a rapper from Connecticut, United States. Naru has been particularly successful in Europe, where she has lived since 2008. Her hip-hop music incorporates styles including soul and jazz. In 2018 she began archiving the achievements of women in hip-hop at Harvard University as a Nasir Jones Hip-hop Fellow at the Hip-hop Archive Research Institute. Life Naru was born and raised in Connecticut in a family that went to church and played gospel music. At the age of nine, Naru's uncle introduced her to hip hop music. It was Akua's grandmother who took her to church, where she met strong, assertive women in the community, which led to her interest in the revolutionary ideas of Angela Davis, Malcolm X and Assata Shakur. By the time Naru completed her formal education at Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania, she had learned her skills as a member of a repertory company where she was able to use recording equipment and perform pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Kuenyehia
Akua Kuenyehia (born 1947) is a Ghanaian academic and lawyer who served as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2003 to 2015. She also served as First Vice-president of the Court. She was one of the three female African judges at the ICC. Kuenyehia represented Ghana on the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) committee in 2003 and worked hard to contribute to its reputation and influence. Kuenyehia is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College. She is a member of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative Advisory Council, a project of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis to establish the world's first treaty on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity. Education and early career Kuenyehia was educated at Achimota School, University of Ghana and Somerville College, Oxford. She has spent most of her professional career teaching at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akua Lezli Hope
Akua Lezli Hope is an African-American woman artist, poet and writer. Early life and education Hope was raised in New York City by a "brilliant seamstress and tailor" mother who taught her to crochet at a young age and a father who enthusiastically encouraged her interest in science fiction. She recalls being constantly surrounded as a child by "adults who spoke to [her], told [her] stories, taught [her] songs," inspiring an early interest in literature. Before she knew how to read and write, she dictated original poetry for her mother to transcribe. Hope took part in a music program in high school, learning to play violin, cello, and bassoon. She also participated as a singer in youth choirs. Hope holds a B.A. in psychology from Williams College, an M.B.A. in marketing from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and an M.S.J. in broadcast journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Career Hope's artistic output includes crocheted clothing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
