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The 'Swedish Gold Coast' was a Swedish colony consisting of settlements of part of the West African Gold Coast (in present-day Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea).

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History

Colonial Heads

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History

From 22 April 1650 the Swedish Gold Coast was built up, consisting of the following settlements:

★ Fort Carlsborg, modern Cape Coast Castle: April 1650 - January/February 1658, 10 December 1660- 22 April 1663

★ Apollonia, present Benyin: 1655-1657.

★ Fort Chistiansborg/Fort Frederiksborg, which became the capital, present Osu: 1652-1658

★ Fort Batenstein, present Butri: 1650-1656.

★ Fort Witsen, present Takoradi: 1653-1658.
On 20 April 1663 Fort Carlsborg and the capital Fort Christiansborg were seized by Denmark, which made it part of its Danish Gold Coast colony.

Colonial Heads

Each of the three Swedish administrators had a different gubernatorial style:

★ Director, 22 April 1650 - 1656 Hendrik Carlof

★ Governor, 1656 - February 1658 J. Philippus von Krusenstierna

★ Commander, 16 - 20 April 1663 Tonnies Voss

Source

★ WorldStatesmen - Ghana