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Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings is dead

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Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead.


The former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician who led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana died from

According to MyNewsGH report, the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC ) was admitted at the Cardiothoracic Center at Korle Bu in Accra a week ago but died on Thursday morning.

Former President of Ghana recently buried his mother Madam Victoria Agbotui in October 2020.

He was a former military leader and subsequent politician who ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001 and also a brief period in 1979.

He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.

Africans flood social media with tributes.