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Togbi Sri II (1852–1956) was the '' Awoamefia'' (ruler) of the
Togbi Sri II (1852–1956) was the '' Awoamefia'' (ruler) of the Anlo
The Anlo Ewe are a sub-group of the Ewe people of approximately 6 million people, inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana; meanwhile, a majority of Ewe are located in the ...
people of South East Ghana
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from 1906 to 1956.
Early life and education
Sri II attended the Bremen Mission schools inKeta
Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District.
Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they ...
before working as a clerk in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
and the German Cameroons
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern p ...
.
Chieftaincy role
Upon becoming Awoamefia, Sri II modernised the role, developing it into a constitutional monarchy. He abandoned the traditional practice of living in seclusion, and removed the ban on the wearing of European clothing inAnloga
Anloga, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Keta District of the Volta Region in southeast Ghana. It lies east of the Volta River and just south of the Keta Lagoon.
Education
* Keta Senior High Technical School
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. He became friends with Francis Crowther, the District Commissioner at Keta, which helped him expand the influence of the Anlo Traditional State In 1912 Crowther, then Secretary for Native Affairs in the Gold Coast included Avenor, Afife, Aflao, Dzodze, Fenyi, Klikor, Some and Weta in the Anlo State.
References
1852 births 1956 deaths Ghanaian royalty People from Volta Region Ewe people {{Ghana-bio-stub