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| | gold coast - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about gold coast |
 | | Their coastal trading centres, dealing in gold and slaves, flourished alongside Dutch, Danish, British, Swedish, and French traders until about 1800, when the Ashanti, having conquered much of the interior, began to invade the coast. |
 | | The coastal region became the British colony of the Gold Coast, and after continued fighting, the inland region to the north of Ashanti in 1898, and the Ashanti kingdom in 1901, were made British protectorates. |
 | | In 1960 Ghana was declared a republic and Dr Kwame Nkrumah, a former prime minister of the Gold Coast, became president. |
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