Season 3 Episode 27 - The Ashanti Civil War

History of Africa

English - August 01, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
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Previous Episode: Season 3 Episode 26 - Reformers and Reactionaries: The Rise and Fall of the "God's Creativity" Cult

Next Episode: Season 3 Episode 28 - Prempeh: the Last Independent King of the Ashanti

Tired of his despotic abuse, a coalition of disgruntled Ashanti elites overthrows Asantehene Mensa Bonsu. Rather than ushering in a new era of peace and prosperity, Mensa Bonsu's impeachment marked the beginning of an unprecedented period of misery and violence in the Ashanti Kingdom. In this episode, the Ashanti state falls apart into a brutal civil war.

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