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Deposition and Exile of Prempeh I

When: 1896
Where: Kumasi, Ghana
Part of: Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: Kumasi occupied, Prempeh I deposed and a British protectorate declared

Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I was deposed and deported to the Seychelles following the British occupation of Kumasi.

Prempeh I, who ruled from 1888, was exiled to the Seychelles from 1896 to 1924. This deportation followed the British entry into Kumasi in January 1896, marking the end of his active rule during the war period.

Sources

Prempeh I Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
Anglo-Ashanti wars Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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