Jerry Rawlings
Appearance
Jerry John Rawlings | |
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President of Ghana (1st President of the 4th Republic) | |
In office 7 January 1993 – 7 January 2001 | |
Vice President | Kow Nkensen Arkaah (1993–1997) John Atta Mills (1997–2001) |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | John Kufuor |
Head of State of Ghana Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council | |
In office 31 December 1981 – 7 January 1993 | |
Vice President | None |
Preceded by | Hilla Limann |
Head of State of Ghana Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |
In office 4 June 1979 – 24 September 1979 | |
Preceded by | General Fred Akuffo |
Succeeded by | Hilla Limann |
Personal details | |
Born | Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana) | 22 June 1947
Died | 12 November 2020 Accra, Ghana | (aged 73)
Political party | military – AFRC (1979) military – PNDC (1981–93) Multi-Party Democracy – NDC (1993–2001) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 4 |
Profession | Fighter pilot |
Awards | UDS Honorary Award |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ghana |
Branch/service | Ghana Air Force |
Years of service | 1968–92 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 1947 – 12 November 2020)[1] was a Ghanaian politician and military official. He served as the 1st President of the Fourth Republic Ghana serving from 1993 to 2001.
Rawlings died at a hospital in Accra on 12 November 2020 from COVID-19, aged 73.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "FLT LT JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS Former President of The Republic of Ghana". Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ Frimpong Darfah, Enoch (12 November 2020). "Ghana's former President J.J. Rawlings is dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ↑ Jerry Rawlings, ex-Ghanaian president, dies from COVID-19
Other websites
[change | change source]- Flight Lieutenant Jeremiah John Rawlings Archived 2012-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Website Archived 2016-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography of Jerry J. Rawlings at Encyclopædia Britannica