Sakite I Explained

Nene Sakite I
Succession:Konor of Manya Krobo Traditional Area
Coronation:1867
Predecessor:Nene Odonkor Azu
Successor:Emmanuel Mate Kole
Birth Place:Krobo Odumase
Death Date:1892
Death Place:Manya Krobo District
House:Odumase Dynasty
Religion:Traditional African religions

Nene Sakite I (died in 1892 in Odumase Krobo) was the second Konor, or paramount chief, of the Manya Krobo and reigned 1867 until his death in 1892.[1] [2] He was succeeded by Emmanuel Mate Kole who ruled Manya Krobo from 1892 until his death in 1939.

He was born in Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Notes and References

  1. Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 120.
  2. Roger Gocking, The History of Ghana, Greenwood Press, 2005, p. 54.