Yakubu II
Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani II (1945–2002) was the King of Dagbon, the traditional kingdom of the Dagomba people in northern Ghana, from 31 May 1974 until his assassination on 27 March 2002. He was born in August 1945 in Sagnarigu, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. Yakubu II was killed on 27 March 2002 at Yendi, the capital of the Kingdom of Dagbon, by unknown people when clashes broke out between the two feuding Gates of Dagbon Kingship. For 600 years the Abudu and Andani clans, named after two sons of the ancient Dagbon king Ya Naa Yakubu I, cordially rotated control of the kingdom centred in Yendi, 530 kilometres (330 mi) north of Accra, the capital of Ghana. As of January 2014, a regent (installed on 21 April 2006) has acted as sovereign of the kingdom until 18 January 2019 when a new ruler is chosen to occupy the revered Lion Skins of Yendi (Yaan Naa Gariba II) .
| Ghanaian Royalty | |||||
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| King of Dagbamba; King of Dagbɔŋ Yaa-Naa Yakubu II | |||||
| King of the Kingdom of Dagbon | |||||
| Reign | May 31, 1974 - March 27, 2002 (28 years) | ||||
| Enskined | May 31, 1972 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mahamadu IV | ||||
| Successor | Bukali II | ||||
| Gbaŋ Lana | Kampakuya Naa Abdulai Yakubu Andani | ||||
| Born | 1 August 1945 Saɣnarigu, Tamale | ||||
| Died | 27 March 2002 (aged 56) Yendi | ||||
| Burial | April 10, 2006 Yendi (Gbewaa Palace) | ||||
| Spouses(s) | Gbanzaluŋ, Katini, Sologu and 24 others | ||||
| Issue | 103 children including Kampakuya Naa (2006 - present) Abdulai Yakubu Andani | ||||
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| Gate | Andani (Chulum) | ||||
| Father | Yaa Naa Andani III | ||||
| Mother | Zenabu Mahama | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||
| Styles of King Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II of the Kingdom of Dagbɔŋ | |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Tihi ni Mori Lana |