Amoako Atta I
Nana Amoako Atta I, (born Kwasi Panin; 1853– 2 February 1887), was the paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa in nineteenth century southern Ghana. Locally, his position is known as the Okyehene or Omanhene. He ruled the traditional kingdom from July 1866 to 1880 and from 1885 to 1887. After the Sagrenti War of 1874, the British declared Akyem Abuakwa a colonial possession, legally called a ‘protectorate’, as part of the Gold Coast. This development led to a clash between the old traditional Akan culture and the imposition of the new Western Christian political order.
| Nana Amoako Atta I | |
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Nana Amoako Atta and his entourage in exile in Lagos | |
| Okyenhene of Akyem Abuakwa | |
| Reign | 1866 – 1880 1885 – 1887 |
| Coronation | 1867 |
| Predecessor | Nana Atta Obuom |
| Successor | Nana Amoako Atta II |
| Born | Kwasi Panin 1853 Kyebi, Gold Coast |
| Died | 2 February 1887 (aged 33–34) Accra, Gold Coast |
| Religion | Akan religion |
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