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Jerry Rawlings
President · Ghana

Jerry Rawlings

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Leading Ghana through military rule and its return to multiparty government.

National Democratic Congress · Re-election

Born
22 June 1947
Birthplace
Accra
Died
12 November 2020

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Jerry Rawlings

Jerry Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer and president. His long period in power combined political and economic reform with an authoritarian record.

Early life

Education and flying

Attended Achimota School, joined the Ghana Air Force and qualified as a pilot officer in 1969.

Career

  1. 1979

    First coup

    Briefly took power before a civilian handover.

  2. 1981

    Military government

    Returned through another coup.

  3. 1993–2001

    Elected presidency

    Served two terms under the Fourth Republic.

Selected work

National Democratic Congress

Founded the party and won the election.

Re-election

Won a second presidential term.

Beyond work

Later diplomacy

Served as an African Union envoy to Somalia.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Mark Renders / European Communities, 1998 / EC - Audiovisual Service. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.