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Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 1947 – 12 November 2020) [1] was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana. [2] [3] [4]
First Lady, presidential candidate, and 31st December Women's Movement leader. Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (born 17 November 1948) [1] [2] is a Ghanaian politician and the widow of former President Jerry Rawlings, under whose capacity she served as the First Lady of Ghana from 4 June 1979 to 24 September 1979 and from 31 December 1981 to 7 ...
Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but is now regarded as a driving force behind Ghana's emergence as a stable democracy, died on Thursday at the age of 73, his party said.
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (born 1 June 1978) [1] [2] is Ghanaian medical doctor, politician, Activist & Campaigner [3] who is the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic of Ghana Jerry Rawlings (1993–2001) and former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman [4] (1993–2001). She is a member of the Ghanaian parliament for the Klottey ...
Rawlings handed over his Power to Dr. Hilla Limann in September 1979. Rawlings later overthrew Limann's Government on 31 December 1981. Though June 4th became a noted date in Ghana's history, it has been said to have caused negative repercussions for the nation. See also. History of Ghana (1966–79) References
The Provisional National Defence Council ( PNDC) was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party 's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, in a coup d'état on 31 December 1981. He remained in power until 7 January 1993.
Rawlings government. This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings 's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings. He retired from the Ghana Armed Forces and served a further two democratically elected terms ending ...
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