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Mythical ruler of the Ewe people
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Togbe Agorkoli (Eʋegbe: Togbe Agɔ Akɔli) was a dictator and draconian ruler of Notsie, a town in modern Togo. During his rule, the Ewe people in what is now known as Ghana and Togo escaped from Notsie to their present lands.

References

  1. Meyer, Birgit (2002). "Christianity and the Ewe Nation: German Pietist Missionaries, Ewe Converts and the Politics of Culture". Journal of Religion in Africa. 32 (2): 167–199. doi:10.1163/157006602320292906. JSTOR 1581760.
  2. Greene, S. E. (1 October 2002). "Notsie Narratives: History, Memory, and Meaning in West Africa". South Atlantic Quarterly. 101 (4): 1015–1041. doi:10.1215/00382876-101-4-1015. S2CID 143913786. Project MUSE 39110.
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