Togbe Agorkoli Explained

Togbe Agorkoli (Eʋegbe: Togbe Agɔ Akɔli) was a dictator and draconian ruler of Notsie, a town in modern Togo.[1] During his rule, the Ewe people in what is now known as Ghana and Togo escaped from Notsie to their present lands.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Meyer . Birgit . Christianity and the Ewe Nation: German Pietist Missionaries, Ewe Converts and the Politics of Culture . Journal of Religion in Africa . 2002 . 32 . 2 . 167–199 . 10.1163/157006602320292906 . 1581760 .
  2. Greene . S. E. . Notsie Narratives: History, Memory, and Meaning in West Africa . South Atlantic Quarterly . 1 October 2002 . 101 . 4 . 1015–1041 . . 10.1215/00382876-101-4-1015 . 143913786 .

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