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Togbi Sri II (1862–1956) was the '' Awoamefia'' (ruler) of the
Togbi Sri II (1862–1956) was the '' Awoamefia'' (ruler) of the Anlo
The Anlo Ewe are a sub-group of the Ewe people of approximately 6 million people, inhabiting southern Togo, southern Benin, southwest Nigeria, and south-eastern parts of the Volta Region of Ghana; meanwhile, a majority of Ewe are located in the ...
people of South East Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
from 1906 to 1956.
Early life and education
Born Cornelius Kofi Kwawukume in 1862, he attended the Bremen Mission schools inKeta
Keta is a coastal town and the capital of the Keta Municipal District in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they fe ...
before working as a clerk in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...
and the German Cameroons
Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon. Kamerun also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern ...
. While in Kamerun, he became head of the Ewe speaking community there.''Anlo State Hogbetsotso Za 2023'' p. 19.
Chieftaincy role
Upon becoming Awoamefia, Sri II modernised the role, developing it into a constitutional monarchy. He abandoned the traditional practice of the Awoamefia living in seclusion, and removed the ban on the wearing of European clothing in the traditional capitalAnloga
Anloga, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a town in Anloga District of the Volta Region in southeast Ghana. It lies east of the Volta River and just south of the Keta Lagoon.
Education
* Anlo Senior High School
* Keta ...
. He became friends with Francis Crowther, the District Commissioner at Keta, which helped him expand the influence of the Anlo Traditional State In 1912 Crowther, then Secretary for Native Affairs in the Gold Coast included Avenor, Afife, Aflao, Dzodze, Fenyi, Klikor, Some and Weta in the Anlo State.
In 1914, he supported British forces against the Germans in Togo, for which he was awarded the CBE. He also held a seat on the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast (1916-1921 and 1926-1942).
He is popularly known for his wise sayings on training children and ensuring the good of the state.
References
1862 births 1956 deaths Ghanaian royalty Politicians from Volta Region Ewe people Gold Coast (British colony) people {{ghana-royal-stub