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    1894, Kobina Gyan was exiled by the British colonial authorities for his pro-Dutch and anti-British position. Kobina Gyan was born in Elmina to Kobina Conduah...
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    refused to recognize the British for their rule. The Omanhene of Elmina, Kobina Gyan, explained to the British after they had entered the Elmina Castle, which...
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  • aka Daniel Amponsah, a Ghanaian folklorist and recording artist Frank Kobina Parkes, poet Shatta Rakon Musician Captain James Hackman Tachie-Menson,...
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    1852-1863 Chief Andoh served as Opanyin (Principal Secretary) to Omanhene Kobina Gyan of Elmina from 1863 to 1872. Upon the latter's expulsion to Sierra Leone...
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    Augustine Solomon Ekyefi 15,377 42.8 −2.1 Convention People's Party Victor Nana Kobina Gyan 1,350 3.8 −4.6 Majority 15,554 10.6 6.9 Turnout 36,153 81.8 —...
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    Hendrik Bartels, R. P. Baffour, Chief Kweku Andoh, and Elmina King Nana Kobina Gyan. The cemetery was renovated in 2006, as part of the Elmina 2015 Strategy...
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  • years of Dutch rule on the Gold Coast, working closely together with Kobina Gyan, first sub-king and later king of Elmina, to press for Dutch support...
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  • after, the tensions in Elmina would culminate in the exile of Edinahene Kobina Gyan to Sierra Leone and an attack on Elmina by the Asante, to which the British...
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  • Ashanti. He was made regent of Edina State upon the expulsion of Chief Kobina Gyan by the British. Baffour's paternal grandmother was the eldest daughter...
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  • architect Atukwei Okai, poet, cultural activist and academic Francis Ernest Kobina Parkes, poet Nii Parkes, author, publisher and social commentator Taiye...
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