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In Elmina, Gyapiaba's oath was taken much more seriously, however. Two envoys, one representing the native Elmina government and one representing the Dutch colonial government, were sent to Kumasi, urging the
Asantehene to send Gyapiaba back to Elmina. After protracted negotiations, Gyapiaba was sent
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to let her return to Elmina, but despite the fact that the governors of both
Suriname and the Gold Coast had no objections to this, no decision was taken. Meanwhile, Gyapiaba had acquired fame in Suriname as a herbalist and diviner. There were rumours she was a princess in her native country and her
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interpreter for
Gyapiaba's deposition, and when this interpreter was eventually found, Gyapiaba stated that she did not know why she was exiled. The Governor of Suriname requested the Minister of the Colonies that for future cases "no deportees from the Coast of Guinea be sent to his colony, as they
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Swearing an oath was a serious affair in the Gold Coast society of the day, and since she had sworn an oath on the
Asantehene, Gyapiaba was indicted before an Asante court, which fined her 1-pound 14 Engels. As Gyapiaba's oath was favourable to the Asante, she was presented with the money by Poku, a
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Execution of the verdict took until early 1851 to materialize, as a suitable vessel had to be found that could take
Gyapiaba into exile. Finally, on 15 March 1851, Gyapiaba arrived in Suriname. Although banishments had not been uncommon in the days of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, the arrival of
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In
February 1859, the Governor reported that Gyapiaba had been earning a living as a tradeswoman for a long time and that she was not supported by the government any longer. In 1862, she was given use of a yard on the Gemenelandsweg in Paramaribo where she was charged low rent, on account of
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Gyapiaba "in accordance with African laws and local customs, suitably amended," to lifelong banishment in the East or West Indies for "serious calumnies and diatribes against the Dutch Government, the Elminese African government and the whole population of this place."
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was reluctant to try
Gyapiaba, but eventually succumbed to pressure by the Elmina government, which held that if there had not been a Dutch fort, Gyapiaba would have been burned at the stake.
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In 2007, the
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Gyapiaba three decades after the end of the slave trade posed the colonial authorities with some difficulties. It proved hard to find an
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services were highly sought after by all layers of society. She is said to have been on friendly terms with Governor
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indigence. In March 1869, she was allowed to inhabit the land free of charge, on account of her ill health.
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A year after the argument in Kumasi had taken place, on 7 November 1849, Governor
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refused to work and had to be supported at the cost of the colony."
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back to Elmina and immediately put in prison. The Dutch
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364:"Nog iets over Api-jaba"
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136:Kwaku Dua I
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128:Cape Coast
124:Asantehene
59:Paramaribo
42:Gold Coast
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351:Vrij 1995
315:Vrij 1995
303:Vrij 2001
102:Biography
450:21 April
424:24 April
374:24 April
84:Afi Jaba
80:Api-jaba
63:Suriname
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217:Legacy
116:Kumasi
112:Asante
108:Elmina
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