Event Dutch-Ahanta War

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Was a conflict that begun with a mere economic dispute between the Ahanta and the Dutch, who were based at the Dutch Gold Coast. The conflict ended with the reorganization of the Ahanta state, which became a Dutch protectorate.

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  • January 1840: The conflict began as a mere economic dispute between the Ahanta and the Dutch, who were based at the Dutch Gold Coast, and ended with the hanging of Ahanta king Badu Bonsu II and the reorganization of the Ahanta state, establishing a Dutch protectorate over the Ahanta.