Quao | |
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| Died | c. 1750s |
| Known for | Leader in Jamaican uprisings against British colonial forces |
Quao (d. c. 1750s) was one of the leaders of the Windward Maroons, who fought the British colonial forces of Jamaica to a standstill during the First Maroon War of the 1730s. The name Quao is probably a variation of Yaw, which is the Twi Akan name given to a boy born on a Thursday.