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Okomfo Anokye
Okomfo Anokye was an Akan priest who, with Osei Tutu, founded the Ashanti Empire around 1700. Tradition holds that he conjured the Golden Stool from the heavens, which became the sacred symbol of Asante unity. He also promulgated the Seventy-Seven Laws and helped lead the victory over Denkyira at Feyiase in 1701.
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