Complex sentence: In 1923, Hakim started an elementary school in Saltpond, and by 1927 the Community numbered 3,000 across forty localities in the southern regions and the Ashanti Empire.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1923, Hakim started an elementary school in Saltpond. By 1927, the Community numbered 3,000 across forty localities in the southern regions and the Ashanti Empire.