February 6:
Hundred and forty seven (147) years ago today, the then hundred and seventy six year old capital city of Osei Tutu, Kumasi, was burned down completely by the invading imperial forces of the British led by General Sir Garnet Wolseley - Sagranti War! Awerehosem.....
Hundred and forty seven (147) years ago today, the then hundred and seventy six year old capital city of Osei Tutu, Kumasi, was burned down completely by the invading imperial forces of the British led by General Sir Garnet Wolseley - Sagranti War! Awerehosem.....
Had Asante been a sovereign nation-state, this day would have been celebrated big time.... How many nations in the history of the world have had their capital invaded and burnt by invaders and city dwellers deserting their homes?
After the city was burned down we still got up dust ourself off and was back in the saddle, started the race again when every other city in Gold Coast then was gone and far ahead of “poor” Kumasi in urbanisation and complex modern structure.
We started the race again run a lone and here we are, Kumasi is now Ghana’s second city, with Greater Kumasi having over 3 million city dwellers as at 2020.
How many towns and cities in the history of the world were able to pick back their broken pieces of destruction and....
How many towns and cities in the history of the world were able to pick back their broken pieces of destruction and....
turn it into a possibility but I’m glad to tell you that Kumasifuo and Asantefoo were able to make such a history count in their favour. So illustrious isn’t it? Welcome to Kumasi, Ghana’s first cosmopolitan city.
Piawwwwwww!!!!
Credit: Akwasi Amankwaa Africa Akoto.
Piawwwwwww!!!!
Credit: Akwasi Amankwaa Africa Akoto.
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