Kwadwo Akyampon (C. 1767 - 1832) was an agent of
Osei Bonsu
Osei Bonsu (born 1779 – 21 January 1824) also known as Osei Tutu Kwame was the Asantehene (King of the Ashanti). He reigned from 1804 to 1824. During his reign the Ashanti fought the Fante confederation and ended up dominating Gold Coast tra ...
who acted as representative to both the
Fante government at
Elmina
Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante people, Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem Municipal District, Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the Central Region, Ghana, Centra ...
and the Dutch colonial officials at that location. In this position he essential acted as the
Ashanti Empire governor over El Mina. In 1828 Akyampon commanded a contingent of forces in the defense of Elmina against attacks by Fante,
Denkyera
Denkyira was a powerful nation of Akan people that existed before the 1620s, in what is now modern-day Ghana. Like all Akans, they originated from Bono state. Before 1620, Denkyira was called Agona. The ruler of the Denkyira was called Denkyirah ...
and
Wasa forces.
It appears that he is the Akyampon who worked in 1808 to establish order in the section of
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
adjacent to the Dutch Fort following a dispute between various factions. In 1811 he narrowly escaped a rebellion against Ashanti authority in
Akuapem in which over 100 Ashanti were killed. Akyampon then served as a political and financial advisor to the army led by
Opoku Frefre that reestablished the authority of the
Ashanti Empire in this area.
[Yarak, Larry W. ''Asante and the Dutch, 1744-1873''. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 31-90.]
Sources
1832 deaths
Ashanti people
1760s births
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