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2. Jerry Rawlings - Wikipedia

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   Jerry Rawlings. Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 1947 – 12 November 2020, [1] also known as Junior Jesus [2]) 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 ...

3. Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. 1981 Ghanaian coup d'état - Wikipedia

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   The 1981 Ghanaian coup d'état was a successful government takeover in Ghana led by Air Force Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings against the Hilla Limann administration, establishing the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) with Jerry Rawlings assuming leadership of the country. [1] The second of two coups to be orchestrated by Jerry ...

5. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. History of Ghana (1966–1979) - Wikipedia

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   Ghana. From 1966 to 1979, the nation of Ghana underwent a turbulent era as the Second Republic of Ghana. It began when the government of Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, 1966 by a military coup (one which may have been foreseen by the US government ). After the coup, the National Liberation Council (NLC) took control of the country ...

7. 1992 Ghanaian presidential election - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. They were the first contested elections held in the country since 1979, and only the fourth contested elections of any sort since the country gained independence in 1957. Jerry Rawlings, who had led the country since taking power in a 1981 coup, had grudgingly agreed to hold ...