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Jerry Rawlings
fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 22 June 1947
- Died
- 12 November 2020
- Conflict
- Second Liberian Civil War
- Place of birth
- Accra
- Place of death
- Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Jerry
- Family name
- Rawlings
- Occupation
- politician, military personnel, soldier
- Position held
- President of Ghana, President of Ghana, chairperson, Chairperson of ECOWAS
- Citizenship
- Ghana
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- Order of Jamaica, Order of José Martí, Order of Playa Girón, Order of the Star of Ghana, Order of the Volta, Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope, Gold Olympic Order
- candidacy in election
- 1992 Ghanaian presidential election
- described by source
- Dictionary of African Biography, SourceWatch List of Dictators, Africa: An Encyclopedic Reference
- educated at
- Achimota School
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Holy Spirit Cathedral (Accra)
- member of political party
- Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, Ghana, National Democratic Congress
- military branch
- Ghana Air Force
- military, police or special rank
- captain
- name in native language
- Jerry John Rawlings
- nickname
- Papa J, Junior Jesus
- number of children
- 4
- participant in
- 1979 Ghanaian coup d'état
- place of burial
- Accra
- start of work period
- 1967
- work location
- Accra
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