Relations improved, however, and in 1926 the Asantehene was given ceremonial control over Kumasi. In 1935 the full role of leader of the Ashanti people was restored.

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Modern Ashantis

In modern Ghana, there is no ethnic group or tribe which comprise a majority of the population. While the entire Akan population make a plurality 49% of the population, Ashanti, Fante and other Akans make up that percentage. However, it is estimated that Ashanti are 14% of Ghana's population, followed by Fante, the Ewe and Ga. This along with their history makes them very influential both politically and economically. The current president John Kufuor is an Ashanti and was elected in part with their support.

Ashanti are largely Protestant Christian; the major denominations represented are Methodist and Anglican, although Pentecostalism is growing in popularity.

While tribal and ethnic identity are important for Ashanti and other Ghanaians, they do not define a person nor carry as much weight as they did hundreds of years ago. Being an Ashanti now is mostly a point of reference and a linguistic tie more than a strongly cohesive tribe. In other words, typically Ashanti and Ghanaians in general do not place extreme emphasis on tribe and are more nationalistic.

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See also

• History of Ghana
• Asanteman
• Fante Confederacy
• Rulers of the Akan state of Asante
• War of the Golden Stool

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Literature

• Robert B. Edgerton, 1995, The Fall of the Asante Empire. The Hundred-Year War for Africa's Gold Coast. New York, ISBN 0-02-908926-3
• N. Kyeremateng, K. Nkansa, 1996, The Akans of Ghana: their history & culture, Accra, Sebewie Publishers
• Alan Lloyd, 1964, The Drums of Kumasi, Panther, London
• Ernest E. Obeng, 1986, Ancient Ashanti Chieftaincy, Ghana Publishing Corporation, ISBN 9964-1-0329-8
• A. Quarcoo, The Language of Adinkra Symbols
• Kevin Shillington, 1995 (1989), History of Africa, St. Martin's Press, New York
• D. Warren, The Akan of Ghana

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References

1. ^ Ashanti.com.au - Ashanti
2. ^ Kevin Shillington, History of Africa, St.Martin's, New York, 1996 (1989), p. 194
3. ^ Giblert, Erik Africa in World History: From Prehistory to the Present 2004
4. ^ Shillington, loc. cit.
5. ^ Alan Lloyd, The Drums of Kumasi, Panther, London, 1964, pp. 21-24

http://www.archimedes.free-online.co.uk/ghana.htm

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External links

• Ashanti People and History Profiles history and other aspects of the Ashanti.
• Ashanti Page at the Ethnographic Atlas, maintained at Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing, University of Kent, Canterbury
• Ashanti Kingdom at the Wonders of the African World, at PBS
• Ashanti Culture contains a selected list of Internet sources on the topic, especially sites that serve as comprehensive lists or gateways
• Africa Guide contains information about the culture of the Ashanti

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