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Let us preserve Asante
history - Otumfuo
Kumasi, July 13, GNA - The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11,
has stressed the need for proper documentation and
preservation of the Asante history and cultural practices
for posterity.
He said it was important to have a vivid account of Asante
history written and documented to help future generations
appreciate the efforts and hard work of their forefathers.
He commended Mr Ivor Agyeman Duah, Chief Executive Officer
of the Centre for Intellectual Renewal for his effort at
documenting the history of the exile of king Prempeh 1 and
his high ranking chiefs to the Seychelles Islands in 1896
and the Anglo-Asante war of 1900 , the Yaa Asantewaa war,
which also saw the queen of Ejisu exiled to the Seychelles.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu stated this at the Manhyia Palace in
Kumasi on Monday, when Mr Agyeman Duah, presented copies of
the documentary, which had been recorded on DVD to the
Asantehene.
He said the documentation would not only help the youth to
appreciate the work and heroism of King Prempeh and Yaa
Asantewaa, but would also serve as a research material for
students of Asante history and culture.
Mr Agyeman Duah, speaking to the Ghana News Agency after the
presentation, expressed profound gratitude to the Asantehene
for his immense support to him in the preparation of the
documentary.
He also thanked the late Professor Albert Adu Boahene and
Most Reverend Peter Akwasi Sarpong, the Metropolitan
Archbishop of Kumasi for their invaluable contributions to
the success of the project.
Mr Agyeman Duah, said the documentary entitled "The heroism
of an African queen", which was now on DVD had been
premiered at the Public Affairs Department of the US Embassy
in Accra, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham
House in London and the Imperial War Museum in London.
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