Prempeh College Alumni
Prempeh may refer to: * Prempeh I (1870-1931), Asante ruler ** Prempeh II, succeeding List of rulers of Asante, ruler of Asante * Prempeh College, a boarding school in Ghana * Jerry Prempeh (born 1988), French footballer {{disambiguation, surname es:Prempeh ...
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Prempeh I
Prempeh I (Otumfuo Nana Prempeh I; 18 December 1870 – 12 May 1931) was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko Abohyen Dynasty. King Prempeh I ruled from March 26, 1888 until his death in 1931, and fought an Ashanti war against Britain in 1893.Robin Hallett (1974) ''Africa Since 1875: A Modern History''. University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor. p. 281. Biography Early life and family King Asantehene Prempeh I's original throne name was Prince Kwaku Dua III Asamu of the Ashanti Empire. Prempeh I's mother, Queen Asantehemaa Yaa Akyaa, was queen mother of Ashanti from 1880 to 1917. Through strategic political marriages she built the military power to secure the Golden Stool for her son Prince Prempeh. Reign In 1888 Prince Prempeh ascended the throne, using the name Kwaku Dua III. His kingship was beset by difficulties from the very onset of his reign. He began the defending of Ashanti from Britain and when Prempeh I was asked by Britain to accept a prot ...
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