Swedish Gold Coast

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The Swedish Gold Coast was a Swedish colony consisting of settlements of part of the West African Gold Coast (in present Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea).

[edit] History

Since 22 April 1650 the Swedish Gold Coast was build up, consisting of the following settlements:

  • Fort Carlsborg, modern Cape Castle: April 1650 - January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663
  • Apollonia, present Benyin: 1655-1657.
  • Fort Chistiansborg/ Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652-1658
  • Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650-1656.
  • Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653-1658.

On 20 April 1663 Fort Carlsborg and the capital Fort Chistiansborg were seized by Denmark, which made it part of its Danish Gold Coast colony.

[edit] Colonial Heads

Each of the three Swedish administrators had a different gubernatorial style:

  • Director, 22 April 1650 - 1656 Hendrik Carlof
  • Governor, 1656 - February 1658 J. Philippus von Krusenstierna
  • Commander, 16 - 20 April 1663 Tonnies Voss

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