Ga Mantse (Ga king)

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Ga Mantse (Ga king) is the paramount traditional ruler and cultural leader of the Ga people of the Greater Accra Region in Ghana.

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Ga Mantse (Ga king) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftaincy title
royal title
traditional ruler
associatedInstitution Ga Traditional Council
Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
associatedWithCity Accra
associatedWithEthnicGroup Ga-Adangbe
authorityType customary authority
traditional authority
ceremonialRole leads public rites during Homowo festival
presides over traditional ceremonies
confers sub-chief titles within Ga State
continent Africa
country Ghana
culturalFunction custodian of Ga customs and traditions
overseer of Ga festivals
culturalHeritage Ga royal lineage
culturalSignificance symbol of Ga unity and identity
ethnicGroupRepresented Ga people
festivalAssociation Homowo festival
governanceDomain Ga traditional area
governanceLevel paramountcy
historicalContext pre-colonial Ga kingdom leadership
influenceArea Accra Metropolitan Assembly
surface form: Greater Accra Metropolis
jurisdiction Osu, Accra
surface form: Ga Mashie (central Accra traditional area)
languageCommunity Ga language speakers
legalStatus recognized stool under Ghanaian chieftaincy law
politicalRole non-partisan traditional leadership
recognizedBy Ga Traditional Council
Government of Ghana
National House of Chiefs of Ghana
region Greater Accra Region
religiousRole figure in Ga traditional religion
represents Ga people in state ceremonial events
responsibility mediation of disputes within Ga traditional area
protection of Ga lands and heritage
representation of Ga people in national traditional affairs
role cultural leader of the Ga people
paramount traditional ruler of the Ga people
successionType hereditary chieftaincy
symbolicResidence Ga Mantse Palace, Accra
titleHeldBy paramount chief of the Ga people
titleHolderResidence Accra
titleLanguage Ga
titleMeaning King of the Ga
traditionalArea Ga State
traditionalCouncilHead Ga Traditional Council

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Ga people traditionalPoliticalStructure Ga Mantse (Ga king)