Emmanuel Mate Kole

Nene Sir Azzu Mate Kole I
Kt
Konor of Manya Krobo Traditional Area
Reign1892–1939
Coronation1939
PredecessorSakite I
SuccessorNene Azzu Mate Kole II
BornEmmanuel Mate Kole
1860
Krobo Odumase
Died1939 (aged 78–79)
Manya Krobo District
IssueAzzu Mate Kole II
HouseOdumase Dynasty
FatherPeter Nyarko
ReligionPresbyterian
Occupation

Emmanuel Mate Kole or Nene Sir Azzu Mate Kole I, Kt (1860 in Odumase – 1939) was the third Konor, or paramount chief, of the Manya Krobo from 1892 until his death in 1939. He was succeeded by his son, Nene Azzu Mate Kole II, who ruled Manya Krobo from 1939 until his death in 1990.[1][2][3][4]

A former teacher in Basel Mission schools who trained at the Basel Mission Seminary, Akropong, he encouraged agricultural development and road-building as a ruler.[5] In 1911, despite opposition from the Gold Coast Aborigines Rights Protection Society, he became the first African chief to be appointed to the Gold Coast Legislative Council.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Nene Azzu Mate Kole was a great king, statesman – Prof Sam Addo". Graphic Online. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ Addo-Fening, John (2015-11-21). "My Father Was A Great King – Sophia Mate-Kole". Rite 90.1FM. Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  3. ^ "Late Nene Azzue Mate Kole – of Manya Krobo". tinkongbee. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ^ "Nene Azzu Mate Kole Was A Great King And Statesman—Prof. Sam Addo". Modern Ghana. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  5. ^ Daniel Miles McFarland, Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 120.
  6. ^ Roger Gocking, The History of Ghana, Greenwood Press, 2005, p. 54.
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