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Yaa Asantewaa
(Queens Mother)
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Birthdate: 1840 AD
Birthplace: Besease
Died: October 17, 1920
The Queen Mother of the Ashanti Empire, or modern-day Ghana, Yaa Asantewaa is remembered for leading her country against the British in the War of the Golden Stool. The war began when a British representative sat on the Golden Stool, considered a sacred emblem of the Ashanti people.
