Flight Lieutenant (Retired) Jerry John Rawlings was twice the head of state of Ghana. He first appeared on the Ghanaian political scene on May 15, 1979 when an unsuccessful coup d'état he led resulted in his arrest, imprisonment, and a death sentence. But before he could be executed, his friends in the Ghana military led by Major Boakye Djan overthrew the then military government of General Fred Akuffo in a bloody coup on June 4, 1979. Wikipedia
One of Africa's best-known leaders, President Rawlings of Ghana, steps down after a career of coup, revolution and charisma. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1050310.stm
Such tactics on the part of the opposition are consistent with the principal concerns raised by Rawlings at the inauguration of the Fourth Republic. www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-5309.html
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