Biography
When the British governor demanded the Golden Stool, Yaa Asantewaa led the resistance. The British won, exiled her to the Seychelles, and folded Asante into the Gold Coast.
Africa · 1900–1950
YA
Secondary uprising
Yaa Asantewaa
War of the Golden Stool
Queen mother who led the last major Asante war against British annexation.
Life
1840–1921
1840–1921
Place
Kumasi, Ghana
Kumasi, Ghana
Years
1900–1900
1900–1900
Map
6.6885, -1.6244
6.6885, -1.6244
Revolution
Theme. Sovereignty · Resistance
Key figures. Asante chiefs of Ejisu
Outcome. Military defeat and colonial annexation of Asante.
Casualties. Hundreds died in the short war.
Influence. A foundational figure of African women’s resistance to empire.