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Sir Charles Macarthy

OTU, KWESI NANA
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Nana Kwesi Otu (?-1852) was the first Omanhin, or ruler, of Abora, one of the 11 Borbor Fante states in what is now southern Ghana,...

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BLANKSON, GEORGE KUNTU
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George Kuntu Blankson (1809-August 23, 1898) was an outstanding 19th-century Gold Coast merchant, as well as a soldier, a skilled negotiator, and the first African...

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Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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