Daasebre Nana Osei Bonsu II (born Saint Oswald Gyimah-Kessie; 31 December 1939 – April 2025) served as the regent of the Kingdom of Ashanti from 25 February 1999 to 26 April 2025.Mamponghene, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II passes on at 86; Traditional Council informs Asantehene Osei Bonsu II was the Mamponghene as well as the krontihene of Asante (Duke of the Ashanti-Mampong Municipality).Ashanti (Asante State).
Biography
Early life and education Osei Bonsu II was educated at Prempeh College and at the University of Ghana, where he graduated in 1972 with a BA in economics, political science and modern history. Osei Bonsu II became the registrar of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ashanti, in 1991.
On 28 April 2025, it was announced that he had died at the age of 86.
See also Rulers of the Kingdom of Ashanti Kingdom of Ashanti
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