How Those Who Knew Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom III Described Her
Five attributes were ascribed to the Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, by people who witnessed her eight-year reign.
These attributes were rooted in her religious devotion, decisions, kindness, calmness, fairness, judgment, firmness and convictions.
It was said of the Asantehemaa that her religious devotion guided her decisions; kindness tempered her authority; calmness marked her demeanour; fairness characterised her judgments; and firmness backed her convictions.
Brief Profile
Nana Konadu YIADOM III, born as Nana Ama Konadu in 1927 at the sacred Benyaade Shrine in Merdan, a small town in Kwadaso, Kumasi, entered the world during the critical period of the Asante Confederacy’s restoration.
Her birth itself seemed prophetic, occurring at a shrine that would later symbolise the spiritual foundation of her remarkable journey to the apex of Asante traditional authority.
She was the first child of the 13th Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who reigned as Asantehemaa from 1977 to 2016.
Her Majesty passed away peacefully on August 7, 2025, at her residence.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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