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  • Dutch university says it has tribal chief's head { Badu Bonsu II }

    12/23/2008 2:26:55 PM PST · by SmithL · 6 replies · 824+ views
    AP via SFGate ^ | 12/23/8 | TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer
    <p>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- It's a brutal 19th century revenge story: An African tribal chief kills two Dutch emissaries and hangs their heads from his throne. In retaliation, a Dutch general has him killed and decapitated.</p> <p>Almost 200 years later, the dispute may finally be laid to rest. On Tuesday, a Dutch academic hospital acknowledged it has the head of chief Badu Bonsu II, but it would not disclose whether it would be returned to Ghana as requested.</p>