Nana Afia Dokuaa
Ghanaian paramount chief
About Nana Afia Dokuaa
Nana Afia Dokuaa was the first and only woman to hold the office of ruler, or Okyenhene, in the history of Akyem Abuakwa in present-day Ghana. She ascended the Ofori stool in 1817 after her uncle Kofi Asante, and ruled until 1835.
She was a noted warrior, leading her people against the Ashanti 99 times.
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Ghanaian paramount chief
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