Yakubu II

For the deceased Gushie-Naa and former Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service, see Bawa Andani Yakubu.
Ghanaian Royalty
King of Dagbamba; King of Dagbɔŋ Yaa-Naa Yakubu II
King of the Kingdom of Dagbon
ReignMay 31, 1974 - March 27, 2002 (28 years)
EnskinedMay 31, 1972[1]
PredecessorMahamadu IV
SuccessorBukali II
Gbaŋ LanaKampakuya Naa Abdulai Yakubu Andani
Born(1945-08-01)1 August 1945
Saɣnarigu, Tamale[2]
Died27 March 2002(2002-03-27) (aged 56)
Yendi
BurialApril 10, 2006
Yendi (Gbewaa Palace)
Spouses(s)Gbanzaluŋ, Katini, Sologu and 24 others
Issue103 children including Kampakuya Naa (2006 - present) Abdulai Yakubu Andani
Names
Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II
GateAndani (Chulum)
FatherYaa Naa Andani III
MotherZenabu Mahama
ReligionIslam
OccupationTeacher[2]
Styles of
King Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II of the Kingdom of Dagbɔŋ
Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
Alternative styleTihi ni Mori Lana

Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II (1945–2002) was the King of Dagbon, the traditional kingdom of the Dagomba people in northern Ghana, from 31 May 1974 until his assassination on 27 March 2002. He was born in August 1945 in Sagnarigu, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. Yakubu II was killed on 27 March 2002[1] at Yendi, the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon, by unknown people [3] when clashes broke out between the two feuding Gates of Dagbon Kingship. For 600 years the Abudu and Andani clans, named after two sons of the ancient Dagbon king Ya Naa Yakubu I, cordially rotated control of the kingdom centred in Yendi, 530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Accra, the capital of Ghana.[4] A regent (installed on 21 April 2006) acted as sovereign of the kingdom until 18 January 2019 when a new ruler is chosen to occupy the revered Lion Skins of Yendi (Yaan Naa Gariba II) .[5]

  1. ^ a b Steve TONAH University of Ghana (2012). "The Politicisation of a Chieftaincy Conflict: The Case of Dagbon, Northern Ghana" (PDF). Nordic Journal of African Studies 21(1): 1–20 (2012). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Henry Louis Gates; Mr. Steven J. Niven (February 2, 2012). Dictionary of African Biography, Volumes 1-6. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195382075. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. ^ Afua Hirsch (July 5, 2012). "Ghana's rival Dagbon royals risk pulling the country apart". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 600yrs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ GhanaWeb (May 7, 2006). "Kufuor pays tribute to late Ya-Na". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 4 January 2014.