To which overseas territory was Asantehene Prempeh I exiled by the British in 1896 following the occupation of Kumasi?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Seychelles Islands
- Step 1: Prempeh I was arrested in 1896, briefly held in Elmina and Sierra Leone, then exiled to the Seychelles in 1900. Step 2. He was permitted to return home to Kumasi as a private citizen in 1924. Answer: The Seychelles Islands. Why not the others: Sierra Leone was a temporary transit depot; Saint Helena held Napoleon and Zulu king Dinuzulu; Mauritius was not used for Prempeh.
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