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The Asantehene is the traditional leader of the Ashanti nation, which was defeated by British colonisers in bloody battles in the late 19th century.
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Finally the Asantehene was carried in with much pomp, and he sat opposite me under another tent.
Barbara Bush Barbara Bush 2005
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Finally the Asantehene was carried in with much pomp, and he sat opposite me under another tent.
Barbara Bush Barbara Bush 2005
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Opoku Ware, the Asantehene, emerged as the ruler and consolidated Asante state.
1724-27 2001
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Asantehene was deposed and imprisoned with other notables.
1884-85 2001
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Asantehene as he is known in the Ashanti language.
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On Sunday the Zulu king attended the Silver Jubilee ceremony of the Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware II in the second city Kumasi, 200 kilometres (125 miles) northwest of Accra.
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"A snake bites out of desperation" - An Akan proverb Well-meaning, honest and sincere Ghanaians have genuinely felt that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, could have stated his police for scuttling their intended demonstration against the Member
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Nearly one million of Ghana's four and a half million inhabitants belong to the Ashanti people, who have a long history of military conquest, barbaric culture, and political cohesion under their Asantehene, or king.
VQR 2010
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He abolished the regional assembly, stripped the Asantehene of all his powers save only ceremonial ones, imprisoned some of the Ashanti leaders, and by various means, including the withholding of funds for schools and other public services, he brought the Ashanti people to heel.
VQR 2010
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