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April 26

Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on April 26 across the 1 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.

1 event 1 century 1 country

1824

Anglo-Ashanti Wars (1824-1900)

Kumasi Ghana

The Ashanti Empire (Asanteman) was founded in 1701 by Osei Tutu I (the first Asantehene) and the legendary priest-statesman Komfo Anokye — according to Ashanti tradition, Komfo Anokye summoned the Golden Stool (Sika Dwa Kofi) from the heavens as the sacred symbol of Ashanti…

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