Okyenhene Osagyefuo Kuntunkunuku II
Ghanaian paramount chief
About Okyenhene Osagyefuo Kuntunkunuku II
Lived 1942 – 1999 (aged 57).
Nana Kuntunkununku II (born Alexander Kwadwo Fredua Agyeman 22 February 1942 – 17 March 1999) was a traditional ruler in Ghana and the 34th King of Akyem Abuakwa in the Eastern Region. His official title was Okyenhene. He succeeded his uncle, Ofori Atta III, and ruled the Akyems for 23 years. He was succeeded by Amoatia Ofori Panin II. He was the 7th President of the National House of Chiefs and served from 1998 till his death in 1999.
Early life Alex Fredua Agyeman was born on 22 February 1942, at Kyebi to Samuel Joseph Okoampa Agyeman and Juliana Abena Akoto His training as a medical doctor begun at the Sofia University in Bulgaria and was continued at the Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia where he graduated in 1970.
In 1976, he was selected as King of Akyem Abuakwa. He was installed on August 2, 1976, as the 34th occupant of the Ofori Panin Stool at the age of 34. As chief, he tried to encourage investors, mostly foreign, to start businesses on Akyem lands and in Ghana, travelling and having meetings in western European nations.
Between 1994 and 1998 he served two terms as president of the Eastern regional House of Chiefs. He served as representative of the Eastern regional House of chiefs to the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Ghanaian constitution in 1992. He was a member of the Eastern regional coordinating Council. In 1998 he was elected president of the National House of Chiefs and became a member of the council of state.
Personal life He had 6 children from 3 marriages.
Death He died on Wednesday, March 17 at dawn after a short illness at 37 Military Hospital.
Legacies During his reign, there was an increase in the number of educational institutions in the Akyem Abukwa Traditional area. He also established some second-cycle schools in the Atiwa Constituency. Abuakwa Constituency also had some second-cycle schools established there.
He also established gold mines in the traditional area his reign.
He also listened to complains of the people in some surrounding villages about the environmental problem caused by some gold mines. Surface gold mining led to the pollution of water bodies in those areas.
He also elevated a number of Odikros or Care takers to paramountcy.
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Ghanaian paramount chief
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Okyenhene Osagyefuo Kuntunkunuku II was born on 22 February 1942.
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Okyenhene Osagyefuo Kuntunkunuku II died on 17 March 1999.
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