Boamponsem (died 1694) was a
Denkyirahene
Denkyirahene is the title given to the King of the Denkyira people of the Central Region of Ghana
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from the 1650s until his death in 1694.
In 1692, Boamponsem sent an envoy to the
Gold Coast to engage with the newly encamped Dutch and English trading posts and military installations, to gather intelligence, trade, and advocate his people's interests.
Boamponsem is remembered by European observers and in Denkyiran tradition as a successful but autocratic ruler.
Boamponsem was named after the
Boa Amponsem Senior High School in
Dunkwa-on-Offin.
Sources
*McKaskie, T. C. "Denkyira in the Making of Asante" in ''The Journal of African History'' Vol. 48 (2007) no. 1, p. 1-2
References
Year of birth unknown
1694 deaths
17th-century Ghanaian people
Ghanaian royalty
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