Homeland Study Group Foundation
The Homeland Study Group Foundation is a political organization that came out of Ghana and strives for the independence of the western region, which they call Western Togoland. They claim open autonomy for their region and wish for complete independence from the state of Ghana. The group is not the only secessionist group within Ghana asking for autonomy, but it is the largest. They became relevant on May 9, 2017, as the day they declared their region independent from Ghana.[1] The group has faced legal trouble from the local government for their declaration. The group was founded by Charles Kormi Kudjordjie (1933–2022) who has been continuously arrested on charges of treason throughout his time in the group.[2]
The Homeland Study Group Foundation has been subject to criticism, with people blaming the group for the violence that is caused during the Western Togoland Rebellion. The group claims to be a non-violent entity and asks to declare independence diplomatically. The group is currently under investigation by the Ghanaian government for treasonous activities, and multiple arrests of group members have been made from 2017 to the present. The group has been able to stay out of trouble as the Ghanaian government searches for more evidence to use against the group.[2]
Background
Togoland started as a German protectorate state in 1884 to 1914. Togoland, after World War I, was split amongst France and the British as a mandate from the League of Nations.[3] The two lands would stay separated into French Togoland and British Togoland until the 1950s, when the Ewe ethnic group called for reunification of the two states. Despite the uproar, the trust territory of British Togoland and the Gold Coast was merged into the first independent African state of Ghana. This decision would become the seed for the current rebellion.[2]
Bibliography
- (2020). Western Togoland: 60 Members of Homeland Study Group Released. Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organizations, unpo.org[1]
- This article comes from a reputable organization and provides some background information as well as current events regarding the Homeland Study Group Foundation.
- (2022). Ewe Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF). GlobalSecurity.org[2]
- This article comes from a reputable organization and provides some historical context as well as information about the leaders of this group and their various arrests.
- Agbozo, G. (2018-09-29). "4A3: World War One & Africa: Contesting History, Nation, and Identity in 'Western Togoland'". Proceedings of Armistice & Aftermath: A World War I Symposium[3]
- This article comes from a reputable academic journal and provides some more historical context regarding the Homeland Study Group Foundation and Western Togoland
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UNPO: Western Togoland: 60 Members of Homeland Study Group Released". unpo.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ewe Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSFG)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Agbozo, G. (September 29, 2018). "4A3: World War One & Africa: Contesting History, Nation, and Identity in 'Western Togoland'". Proceedings of Armistice & Aftermath: A World War I Symposium.
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