Signing of Treaty of Butre

Date: August 27, 1656 • Location: Rome, Italy

The Netherlands and the Ahanta people signed the Treaty of Butre, creating a Dutch protectorate over the country of Upper Ahanta in modern-day Ghana.

The Ahanta/Ayinda are an Akan people who live to the north and east of the Nzema. The Ahanta land has been historically known as one of the richest areas on the coast of what is now Ghana.