# John Conny

> John Canoe, also known as January Conny, was the European name given to an Akan warrior from Axim, Ghana. 
He was a chief of the Ahanta people in the early 18th century, who established a stronghold in the defunct Fort Fredericksburg and fought multiple wars with European traders for twenty years. The stronghold finally fell in 1725, though Canoe's fate is unknown. He is commemorated in the Junkanoo festival held in the Caribbean each December.

*Akan warrior*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-conny

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Ghana
- **Born:** 1670
- **Died:** 1800
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Canoe, also known as January Conny, was the European name given to an Akan warrior from Axim, Ghana. 
He was a chief of the Ahanta people in the early 18th century, who established a stronghold in the defunct Fort Fredericksburg and fought multiple wars with European traders for twenty years. The stronghold finally fell in 1725, though Canoe's fate is unknown. He is commemorated in the Junkanoo festival held in the Caribbean each December.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Canoe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Canoe)
- [Jan Conny](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Conny)
- [John Canoe](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Canoe)
- [Jan Conny](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Conny)
- [John Canoe](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Canoe)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16988172)

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