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Elmina residents

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📍 Ghana

Elmina residents

Gender: Male

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Britain and the Netherlands sign an exchange of forts

📅 5 March 1867

The Anglo-Dutch Convention exchanged forts and jurisdiction along the Gold Coast. It rearranged European control without treating African polities as sovereign negotiating parties and intensified...

Dutch authority over Elmina ends in transfer to Britain

📅 6 April 1872

Elmina was formally transferred to Britain. Residents objected to the change and its terms. European accounts that describe a smooth cession obscure local opposition and African political interests.