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Jacob Wilson Sey

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Jacob Wilson Sey
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Name wey dem give amJacob Edit
Ein date of birth10 March 1832 Edit
Place dem born amBiriwa Edit
Date wey edie22 May 1902 Edit
Place wey edieCape Coast Edit

Jacob Kwaw Wilson Sey (10 March 1832 – 22 May 1902), dem san know am as Kwaa Bonyi, be a colonial era Fante artisan, farmer, philanthropist, nationalist den de first recorded indigenous multi-millionaire for de Gold Coast (present-day Ghana).[1][2][3][4][5] He play a major role insyd de Aborigines' Rights Protection Society (ARPS), dem found make e oppose de 1896 Crown Lands Bill den de 1897 Lands Bill wey dey threaten de traditional land tenure system den stipulate say make de British colonial government control all unused lands.[1][2][3][4] Na de society be de 19th-century precursor wey lay de foundation for de mid-20th-century "ideological warfare" push by de Gold Coast intelligentsia den de independence movement.[6][7] Sam academic scholars dey regard Sey as de "first real architect and financier towards Ghana's independence" den de ARPS as "the first attempt to institutionalize nationalist sentiment in the then Gold Coast."[6][7]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Commission on Culture". ghanaculture.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Jacob Wilson Sey: The First Gold Coast Millionaire, Nationalist and First Financier Of Ghana's Independence and the President Of Aborigine's Right Protection Society (ARPS)". Jacob Wilson Sey. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Jacob Wilson Sey: Gold Coast Millionaire – Ghana Radio Ghana Tourist Coach Radio". ghanatcradio.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Redefining Patriotism – Speech by Akufo-Addo". ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. Ofosuah Johnson, Elizabeth (14 September 2018). "The little-known story of Ghana's first millionaire and how he won back the country's land from the British in 1898". Face2Face Africa. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Addo, Ebenezer Obiri (1997). Kwame Nkrumah: A Case Study of Religion and Politics in Ghana (in English). University Press of America. ISBN 9780761813187. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "This Ghanaian Unsung Hero Is The Reason Why We Still Have West Africa". OMGVoice.com. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.