Fort Goede Hoop (Ghana)
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Fort Goede Hoop or Fort Good Hope is was a fort on the Dutch Gold Coast
, established in 1667 near Senya Beraku. The fort was occupied between 1781 and 1785 by the British, as well as by the local Akim
population between 1811 and 1816. In 1868, the fort was ceded to the United Kingdom in a large trade of forts between the Netherlands and Britain
.
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea was a portion of coastal West Africa that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1598...
, established in 1667 near Senya Beraku. The fort was occupied between 1781 and 1785 by the British, as well as by the local Akim
Akim
An akim is the head of a local government in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.- Kazakhstan :In Kazakhstan, an akim is the head of an akimat, a municipal, district, or provincial government , and serves as the Presidential representative.Akims of provinces and cities are appointed to the post by the...
population between 1811 and 1816. In 1868, the fort was ceded to the United Kingdom in a large trade of forts between the Netherlands and Britain
Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty (1867)
The Anglo-Dutch Gold Coast Treaty of 1867 established a trade of forts among the Dutch and British Gold Coast, in order to produce a more coherent area of influence there...
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