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UNEMPLOYED DUTCHMAN NOW REINCARNATED AFRICAN KING?

9/21/03 http://www.flashnews.com/index.htm

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- A new documentary could make

a movie star out of an unemployed Dutch construction worker

who is believed to be the reincarnation of an African tribal chief.

The movie, "Togbe," is the true story of Henk Otte, a

middle-aged Amsterdam resident who was made a chief in the

village of Mepe, Ghana, by tribal elders who had a vision

which told them he was their king in a past life.

Otte -- whose wife grew up in the Mepe village --

doesn't truly believe he is a reincarnated king, but has

found new meaning for his life by helping out the

impoverished people.

Documentary filmmaker Rob Aitro says he was drawn to

Otte's story because the man is a Homer Simpson with a heart

of gold. He hopes the new documentary will encourage others

to help out Africans.

News about Henk Otte

http://www.thehollandsentinel.net/stories/011800/new_afking.html

Mr. Otte, I Presume - By Martin Fletcher

Henk Otte's Home Page http://togbe.tripod.com/homepage.html

The Dutch Togbe...Word Gets Around

1. Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), June 1, 2000, Thursday, Metro Edition, VARIETY; Pg. 7E, 1138 words, News of the weird; Chuck Shepherd

2. The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, May 14, 2000, Sunday, ALL EDITIONS, YOUR LIFE, Pg. F2, 413 words, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE THE KING

3. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON), March 26, 2000, Sunday, Pg. 36, 628 words, International: Jobless white builder rules as African king Dutchman is declared reincarnation of monarch, by JUSTIN SPARKS in Amsterdam

4. The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), January 23, 2000, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, Pg. A16, 455 words, DUTCH MAN CROWNED KING IN GHANA REGION, Anthony Deutsch The Associated Press, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

5. Sunday Mail, January 23, 2000, Sunday, NEWS; Pg. 32, 611 words, STRANGE BUT TRUE ...BIZARRE STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD; AFRICAN KING OR I'M A DUTCHMAN

6. The Washington Times, January 23, 2000, Sunday, Final Edition, PART C; TOP OF THE TIMES; A REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S NEWS; Pg. C2, 1074 words

7. Austin American-Statesman, January 22, 2000, Saturday, News; Pg. A17, 631 words, Dutch King In Ghana; European accepted as tribe's reincarnated King, Anthony Deutsch

8. Birmingham Evening Mail, January 19, 2000, Wednesday, Pg. 19, 286 words, JOBLESS MAN RULER OF A KINGDOM

9. The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), January 19, 2000, Wednesday, WIRE;, Pg. A05, 626 words, Unemployed Dutchman wears a crown when he's in Ghana, By Anthony Deutsch Associated Press Writer

10. The Vancouver Sun, January 19, 2000, Wednesday, FINAL, News; A16, 346 words, White man proclaimed king of Ghanaian tribes: In Ghana, the Dutch native is carried by throne-bearers and surrounded by cheering crowds., AMSTERDAM

11. The Associated Press, January 18, 2000, Tuesday, PM cycle, International News, 625 words, An ordinary Dutchman stumbles into African kingship, By ANTHONY DEUTSCH, Associated Press Writer, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

12. Calgary Herald, January 18, 2000, Tuesday, FINAL, News; A1 / FRONT, 570 words, Reincarnation of a King, Associated Press, AMSTERDAM

13. The Calgary Sun, January 18, 2000, Tuesday, Final EDITION, NEWS, Pg. 2, 64 words, COUCH POTATO'S NEW JOB RULES, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands

14. The Gazette (Montreal), January 18, 2000, Tuesday, FINAL, News; B1 / BREAK, 626 words, Aura of a King: Dutchman fulfills destiny as king of Ghanaian tribe, ANTHONY DEUTSCH, AMSTERDAM

15. THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, January 18, 2000 Tuesday, MORNING EDITION, Pg. A03, 226 words, AFRICA AND THE MIDEAST

16. The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), January 18, 2000 Tuesday, ROP Edition, Pg. 03, 624 words, Dutchman on welfare ruling as African king ; Hailed as reincarnated late Ghanaian monarch