The history of Cape Coast

A Fante market that became a castle, the capital of the British Gold Coast from 1821 to 1877, the nation's Citadel of Education, and a place of return for the African diaspora.

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• Official notices
• This is Oguaa — the home of Cape Coast
• The names of Cape Coast
• The living culture of Oguaa
• Festivals of Oguaa
• The Citadel of Education
• Visit Cape Coast
• The two orders of Oguaa
• Build a better Oguaa
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