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Akuapem people in Ghana celebrate 200th anniversary of a victory over the Ashanti Empire

AKROPONG-AKUAPEM, Ghana (AP) — The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana celebrated this week their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago, a vast, sprawling and powerful 18th-century West African state. The battle helped reshape the area into what has become part of modern Gha...

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Oct 4, 10:33 AM

Akuapem people in Ghana celebrate 200th anniversary of a victory over the Ashanti Empire

AKROPONG-AKUAPEM, Ghana (AP) — The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana celebrated this week their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago, a vast, sprawling and powerf...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 4, 8:54 AM

Akuapem people in Ghana celebrate 200th anniversary of a victory over the Ashanti Empire

The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana have celebrated their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago.

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