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Prince Klaas, also known as King Court, Tackey, or by his African name, Kwaku, was an enslaved Antiguan who was a posthumous recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the National Hero. [2] In order to establish an independent African-ruled Kingdom of Antigua and destroy the colonial white administration, Klaas launched a slave uprising that was ...
The Order of the National Hero was first established and constituted by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda under the National Heroes Act 1994. [2] This Act was repealed and the Order was re-established and re-constituted under the National Honours Act 1998, [1] which was amended in 2000, [3] 2001 [4] and 2015. [5]
However, the plan was unsuccessful due to the identity of an unknown slave. Despite this, Prince Klaas remains a national hero in Antigua and Barbuda. [3] [4] [5] Having been part of the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands from 1871, Antigua and Barbuda joined the West Indies Federation in 1958. [6]
In 1736, the Kingdom of Antigua plot was uncovered, [11] led by Prince Klaas, "king" of the Afro-Antiguans. After this, slaves lost any sort of freedom of assembly in St. John's , and due to fear of another rebellion, the administration frantically tried to increase the amount of white settlers.
Order of the National Hero (Antigua and Barbuda) B. Lester Bird; Vere Bird; P. Prince Klaas; R. Viv Richards; Nellie Robinson; W. George Walter
In 1736, on the island of Antigua, an enslaved African known as Prince Klaas (whose real name was thought to be Court or Kwaku Takyi) planned an uprising in which whites would be massacred. Court was crowned "King of the Coromantees" in a pasture outside the capital of St. John's , in what white observers thought was a colourful spectacle, but ...
Nomba Ganamé took home the Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa on Nov. 27. He works as head of field operations with the Mali Elephant Project, working across an area of around 60,000 ...
In 1736, a plan by St. John's resident Prince Klaas to turn Antigua into an independent African kingdom was discovered, resulting in him being killed. 132 other co-conspirators were also punished. [8] The plot caused a large scare, and in 1741, barracks were built on Rat Island, and in 1753, in the centre of the town. [9]