Queen Yamousso

Queen Nana Yaa N'So (died 1909), also known as Yamoussou or Yamusa, was the ruler of the village of N'Gokro during the early 20th century. In 1910, N'Gokro was renamed Yamoussoukro in her honour, and from 1983 has served as the capital of the Ivory Coast.

Rule Yamoussou was the niece of previous ruler (after whom N'Gokro was originally named) , and became the ruler of the village following his death. or "house" in the Baoule language.

Her nephew, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was the first president of Côte d'Ivoire post-independence, and was born in Yamoussoukro. In 1983, Houphouët-Boigny established the city as the nation's capital.