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Kofi

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Also known as Coffy, Koffi, Cuffy (Guyanese rebel), Kofi of Berbice

Cuffy, also known as Kofi Badu (died in 1763), was an African Akan man who was enslaved in the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. In 1763, he led a major slave revolt of around 5,000 slaves against the Dutch. The slave revolt was eventually suppressed and Cuffy committed suicide. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom

Discography

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Listeners
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Total plays
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A former member of British lovers rock trio Brown Sugar (along with former Soul II Soul member Caron Wheeler), Kofi emerges on her own here with a confident, crisp lovers album. This is how lovers rock should be done: the music (courtesy of Mad Professor) is buttery smooth, Kofi's vocals are similarly mellow -- yet with a sultry power that demands your attention -- and the melodies are supple enough to fit into any R&B radio station's nightly "Quiet Storm" programming. <a href="https://www.las

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Guyana
Place of birth
Ghana
Image
1763 Monument, Georgetown, Guyana. 2014.jpg
Significant event
Berbice Slave Uprising
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date of birth
1800-01-01
date of death
1763-01-01
social classification
slave
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Early life
  • Berbice Rebellion
  • Defeat of the rebellion
  • National hero
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Cuffy, also known as Kofi Badu (died in 1763), was an African Akan man who was enslaved in the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. In 1763, he led a major slave revolt of around 5,000 slaves against the Dutch. The slave revolt was eventually suppressed and Cuffy committed suicide. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.

== Early life == Cuffy was born in the 18th century in what is now southern Ghana (then part of the broad area known as Guinea (region). At some point he was captured into slavery and sent across the ocean as part of the Atlantic slave trade. He was sent to Guyana, where he and many other African slaves were made to work on Dutch plantations.

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