Kwaku Dua II. Kumaa

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Kwaku Dua II. Kumaa (also written Kwaku Dwa II. Kumaa; † 1884 ) was Asantehene (ruler) of the Kingdom of Ashanti from April 28, 1884 to June 11, 1884 .

His reign had not lasted three months when he died of smallpox . His sudden death triggered a civil war that lasted several years, which only ended in 1888 when his successor Agyeman Prempeh I took office .

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literature

  • Basil Davidson : A History of West Africa. 1000 - 1800. New revised edition, 2nd impression. Longman, London 1977, ISBN 0-582-60340-4 ( The Growth of African Civilization ).

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