On This Day in 1921

October 17
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Yaa Asantewaa Dies in Exile
Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother of Ejisu who led the Asante uprising against British rule known as the War of the Golden Stool, died in exile in the Seychelles roughly two decades after her capture. She remains one of the most celebrated figures in Asante and Ghanaian history for leading a major African resistance to colonial rule.