These included the Sultan of Perak Abdullah Muhammad Shah II of Perak, the King of Buganda Mwanga II of Buganda and the King of Bunyoro Chwa II Kabalega[5] Other notable political exiles were, Makarios III, the first President of the Republic of the Seychelles, and Saad Zaghloul, the 17th Prime Minister of Egypt.
The memorial ceremony was organized by the Office of the Reincarnation Successor Saa Pogh Naa Yaa Asantewaa Ababio II of the Tano Yaw (UNESCO) world heritage listed shrine in Ejisu, Ghana, sponsored by Ethiopian Airlines, in collaboration with the Seychelles ministry responsible for culture along with the National Archives.
It was officially opened on October 21, 2016, at the National History Museums by Queen Yaa Asantewaa's Reincarnation Successor, Queen Mother Saa Pogh Naa, to mark the 95th anniversary of the passing of legendary fearless warrior Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana, who passed away in the Seychelles on October 17, 1921.
[7] The chiefs and the inhabitants of Ejisu pay homage to Yaa Asantewaa, who was known as an Ashanti war heroine who led a battle against the British in 1901.
[8][9][10] The festival also commemorates her bravery for resisting the British from capturing the Golden Stool of the Ashantis, which led to an uprising in the late 1690s.