Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II, also known as Saint Oswald Gyimah-Kessie (born 31 December 1939) served as the
regent of the Kingdom of Ashanti from 25 February 1999 to 26 April 1999. Osei Bonsu II is the ''Mamponghene'' (
Duke
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of the Ashanti-
Mampong Municipality).
Biography
Early life and education
Osei Bonsu II was educated at
Prempeh College and at the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
, where he graduated in 1972 with a BA in economics, political science and modern history.
Osei Bonsu II became the registrar of the
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ashanti, in 1991.
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Duties
As Chairman of the Energy Commission, Nana Osei Bonsu II attracted criticism in 2005 over Commission funds that were used to buy new cars for himself and the Commission's Secretary, Kofi Asante."Kufuor's Friends Chop As He Pines"
''Ghanaian Chronicle
''The Ghanaian Chronicle'' is an English-language daily newspaper published from Accra, Ghana. It has a circulation of 45,000 copies, making it the biggest private newspaper in Ghana.Kuehnhenrich, Daniel (2012). ''Entwicklung oder Profit? Die staa ...
'', 4 May 2005.
See also
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Rulers of the Kingdom of Ashanti
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Kingdom 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 Iv ...
References
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1939 births
Living people
Ashanti monarchs