Mensa Bonsu
| Mensa Bonsu | |||||
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| Asantehene of Asanteman; Kumasehene of Kumasi | |||||
Mensa Bonsu after his forced abdication in 1883 | |||||
| King of the Kingdom of Asante | |||||
| Reign | 1874 – 8 March 1883 | ||||
| Coronation | 1874 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kwabena Dwomo | ||||
| Successor | Kwaku Dua II | ||||
| Born | c. 1840 Praso, Kingdom of Asante | ||||
| Died | c. 1896 (aged 56) Kumasi, Kingdom of Asante | ||||
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| House | Oyoko | ||||
Mensa Bonsu (c. 1840 – c. 1896) was the tenth king of the Ashanti Empire, from 1874 until his forced abdication on 8 March 1883.