Yaa Asantewaa Museum
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The Yaa Asantewaa Museum is a museum in Atwima Mponua District
. Built to honor Ashanti leader Yaa Asantewaa
, it was established in 1992. In October 2009, local leaders expressed a desire to refurbish the museum.
Atwima Mponua District
The Atwima Mponua District is the westernmost district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was created out of the former Atwima District by a decree of president John Agyekum Kufuor on November 12, 2003.-Sources:* * , GhanaWeb, November 20, 2003....
. Built to honor Ashanti leader Yaa Asantewaa
Yaa Asantewaa
Yaa Asantewaa was appointed queen mother of Ejisu of the Ashanti Empire—now part of modern-day Ghana—by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Okpese, the Ejisuhene "ruler of Ejisu"...
, it was established in 1992. In October 2009, local leaders expressed a desire to refurbish the museum.