Sanwi
The Kingdom of Sanwi was a kingdom that was located in the southeast corner of what is now the West African Republic of Ivory Coast .
The official language was Anyin and the capital Krindjabo .
The kingdom existed since 1740 and was founded by aristocratic Anyi migrants from Ghana . In 1843 the kingdom officially became a French protectorate . The monarchy's independence lasted until 1959 when it was annexed to Ivory Coast . At that time the population was about 40,000, divided into 119 settlements.
history
In the run-up to independence of the Ivory Coast, the traditional administration in Sanwi had tried to organize a political movement to ensure its continued autonomy and traditional structures: The List for the Defense of the Interests of the Country of Sanwi ( French List pour la Défense des Intérêt du Pays Sanwi ). This political party had limited success in the election years 1956 and 1957. Thereafter, the traditional elite sent representatives to Paris to attempt to negotiate with the colonial power a formal post-independence autonomy agreement for Sanwi within Ivory Coast. They cited the protectorate treaty between France and Sanwi of 1843. However, France and later the government of the Ivory Coast, which it supported, refused Sanwi any independence in 1959. Therefore, the traditional kingdom was formally abolished in 1959.
However, this was not accepted and a short time later the kingdom declared its restoration of independence. In 1960 a government in exile was established in the neighboring Republic of Ghana , which received material support and encouragement from the government of President Kwame Nkrumah .
Following the Sanwe affair , several hundred activists were arrested, tried, found guilty and subsequently released. Further declarations of independence were made in 1961 and 1969 by the royal family and their entourage in exile in Ghana. The royal family returned home in 1981.
Ruler
The kingdom received a lot of attention after proclaiming Michael Jackson one of the Kings of Sanwi in 1995. Mutual visits by Michael Jackson and King Amon N'Douffou IV were made to Krinjabo and Los Angeles . After Michael Jackson's death in 2009, Jesse Jackson was proclaimed king in August that year and was crowned by Priz Nana of Amon N'Douffou V, King of Krindjabo.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Catherine Boone: Political topographies of the African state . S. 232 ( online in Google book search).
- ^ A b Pierluigi Valsecchi: Sanwi Separatism in Historical Perspective . ( Online (PDF; 126 kB)). Online ( Memento of the original dated August 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
