Nii Amugi II
Nii Amugi II is the official title of Simon Nii Yarboi Yartey (8 June 1940 — 10 December 2004 [1]), who was the Ga Mantse or king in Ghana for 39 years.[2]
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Biography
Amugi was the sixth child of his father Samuel Nii Ofoli Yartey and the second of mother, Elizabeth Naa Afi Torgbor of Amugi We and Sakumo Tsoshishi respectively.[2] As a student in 1946, he attended Methodist primary school at Kojokrom in the Western Region of Ghana, continuing at Nsawam ECM. He had 8 children, with wife Josephine Yartey.
Death
Nii Amugi II died after a long struggle with ill health. His funeral was attended by former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, as well as Professor John Atta-Mills, the NDC Presidential candidate for the 2008 general elections, Mr. Edward Doe Adjaho, Deputy Minority leader and Dr. Mary Grant.
References
- ↑ Veep leads Government delegation to Ga Mantse funeral, Ghana.wordpress.com, Retrieved 20-Feb-2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A short biography of Nii Amugi II, Ga Mantse, TheStatesManOnline.com, Retrieved 19-Feb-2007
External links
- Short Bio of Nii Amugi II
- Boni Nii Amugi II Laid to Rest
- Trouble looms to find new King after death of Nii Amugi II
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