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Cape Coast

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cape Coast town (1984 pop. 57,224), capital of Central Region, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. Known locally as Gna or Oegna, the town is an export port and fishing center. The town originated as an Ashanti trading center. It grew up around European forts built in the 17th cent. The British made it their headquarters in 1664. It was capital of the Gold Coast until superseded by Accra in 1877. Cape Coast is also an educational center. Author not available, CAPE COAST. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Cape Coast
Cape Coast (Gua), Ghana Cabo Corso The town was founded as a trading post during the 15th century by the Portuguese as Cabo Corso ‘Corsican Cape’. It was then developed into a castle by Swedes in 1655 and this was taken over by the British in 1663. The present name... Read more
Cape Verdeans
...until its independence in 1975, Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal...along the upper West African coast in the early fifteenth century...centuries. Slaves worked on Cape Verdean sugar plantations...population evolved. Since 1975, Cape Verde has been governed by...power from independence until ... Read more

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