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    Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the south coast of Ghana in the...
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    Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine Castle), also known as Castelo da Mina or simply...
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    City of Elmina is a township in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. Formerly known as Elmina Estate owned by Guthrie Berhad (now Sime Darby), it is later...
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    390 Premier I business jet crashed onto an expressway interchange near Elmina in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, killing 10 people. The aircraft was...
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  • Lebanon Elmina, Malaysia El Mina, Mauritania In other Elmina Castle, in Elmina, Ghana Elmina Estate, an oil palm plantation in Malaysia Battle of Elmina (disambiguation)...
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    documented history of Elmina begins in 1482 with an agreement between the Portuguese navigator Diogo de Azambuja and the ruler of Elmina, called Caramansa...
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    175741806; 101.504927111 Elmina Rainbow Bridge (Malay: Jambatan Pelangi Elmina) is the rainbow pedestrian bridge in the City of Elmina, Shah Alam, Selangor...
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    Coast became the most important Dutch colony in West Africa after Fort Elmina was captured from the Portuguese in 1637, but fell into disarray after the...
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  • Elmina Estate (Ladang Elmina in the Malaysian language) is an oil palm plantation in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is currently owned and operated...
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  • Elmina is a 2010 Ghanaian film directed by Redeemer Mensah and was made in collaboration with Revele Films. The movie follows the people of Elmina, Ghana...
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  • Battle of Elmina may refer to: Battle of Elmina (1625), during the Dutch-Portuguese War Battle of Elmina (1637), during the Dutch-Portuguese War Battle...
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    their seat of power at the fortress of São Jorge da Mina (located in modern Elmina), the Portuguese commanded a vast internal slave trade, creating a slave...
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  • Elmina in 1637 was a military engagement between the Portuguese and the Dutch that culminated with the capture of the historical St. George of Elmina...
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    1481, King John II of Portugal commissioned Diogo de Azambuja to build the Elmina Castle, which was completed in 3 years. By 1598, the Dutch had joined the...
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  • Dutch castle at Elmina by land while Leander made a diversionary attack on the nearby St. Jago castle. The expedition arrived at Elmina on 15 February...
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    Elmina Moisan (1897-1938) was a Chilean painter remembered in the historiography as part of the Generación del 13. She has been called the "female artist...
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    scored on his club debut. After the 2017 season, there was interest from the Elmina Sharks in signing him, however, he ultimately decided to remain with Ashanti...
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    Bertha Van Hoosen 1986 Patricia Boyle Elizabeth C. Crosby Gwen Frostic Elmina R. Lucke Marjorie Swank Matthews Marjorie Peebles-Meyers Mary Chase Perry...
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    Asafo (section Elmina)
    as well as meeting grounds. In Elmina, Asafo companies emerged in the early 18th century out of the wards of Elmina that had existed since at least the...
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    The Elmina Java Museum is a museum in Elmina, Ghana, dedicated to the history of the so-called Belanda Hitam; soldiers recruited in the 19th century in...
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    Elmina Drake Slenker (born Elizabeth Drake, December 23, 1827 – February 1, 1908) was a 19th-century American author, leader in the Freethought movement...
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    projects, such as a comprehensive road network with a primary route connecting Elmina and Kumasi in Ashanti. The Dutch government granted him considerable autonomy...
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    The Battle of Elmina was a significant engagement that transpired during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. In this military encounter, British forces undertook...
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    Subang Interchange sign near Elmina Rest Area Southbound. View of Elmina Rest Area Southbound. Parking area at the Elmina Rest Area (Southbound). "Kumpulan...
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  • Bembol Roco as Oscar Rufa Mae Quinto as Liberty "Libay" Karen delos Reyes as Elmina Sandoval Chubi del Rosario as Anthony Verder Polo Ravales as Tristan Villadolid...
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    Maranhão in the north. He likewise conquered the Portuguese possessions of Elmina Castle, Saint Thomas, and Luanda, Angola, on the west coast of Africa. After...
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    Príncipe had become slave depots for the coastal slave trade centered at Elmina. The cultivation of sugar was a labour-intensive process and the Portuguese...
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    Luetta Elmina Braumuller (née Bumstead; December 4, 1856 – December 13, 1898) was an artist and publisher who founded the periodical The China Decorator...
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    school (Dutch: gouvernementsschool) in Elmina Castle, primarily aimed at educating Euro-African boys in Elmina. After many false starts, regular education...
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    Coast were first recruited in Elmina. Of the 150 that were enlisted, 44 were descendants of Euro-African families in Elmina. They were deployed in 1832...
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