Cuffy

For other uses, see Cuffy (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Cuffee or Cuffee (Jamaica).

Cuffy
Monument of Cuffy designed by Philip Moore
Born18th century
Ghana
Died1763
Berbice (present-day Guyana)
Other namesKofi Badu
OccupationSlave
Known forLeading a major slave revolt

Cuffy, also known as Kofi Badu (died in 1763), was an African Akan man who was enslaved in the Dutch colony of Berbice in present-day Guyana. In 1763, he led a major slave revolt of around 5,000 slaves against the Dutch. The slave revolt was eventually suppressed and Cuffy committed suicide. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.


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