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Cudjoe, or Captain Cudjoe (c. 1680 – 1744), sometimes spelled Cudjo - corresponding to the Akan day name Kojo or Kwadwo - was a Maroon leader in Jamaica during the time of Nanny of the Maroons. He has been described as "the greatest of the Maroon leaders."
The Jamaican Maroons are descended from runaway slaves who established free communities in the mountains of Jamaica during the era of slavery on the island. African slaves imported during the Spanish period may have provided the first runaways, apparently mixing with the Native American Taino or Arawak people that remained in the country. Some may have gained liberty when the English attacked Jamaica and took it in 1655, and subsequently. For about 52 years, until the 1737 peace treaty with the British rulers of the island, the Maroons stubbornly resisted conquest.
Cudjoe may refer to:
- Cudjoe (c. 1680–1744), Jamaican Maroon leader
- Cudjoe (name)
- Cudjoe Key, Florida, unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida
- Cudjoe Key Air Force Station, Formerly Used Defense Site
Cudjoe is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Cudjoe Lewis (1905–1933), American slave
- James Cudjoe (born 1971), Ghanaian artist
- Joseph Cudjoe (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
- Leroy Cudjoe (born 1988), English rugby league player
- Sampson Cudjoe (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
- Selwyn Cudjoe (born 1943), Trinidadian academic
Usage examples of "cudjoe".
Carriage sticks fast, while Cudjoe on the outside is heard making a great muster among the horses.
At last, with a square plunge, which puts all on to their feet and then down into their seats with incredible quickness, the carriage stops,—and, after much outside commotion, Cudjoe appears at the door.