The Fante Confederacy can refer either to the loose alliance of the Fante states in existence at least since the sixteenth century, or it can refer to the short-lived Confederation formed in 1868 and dissolved in 1874. The Confederation is seen as one of the first self-rule movements in Africa.
Read more about Fante Confederacy: Fante Expansion, Conflict With The Ashanti, Tensions With The Europeans, Creation of The Confederacy, Fall of The Confederacy
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