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    Ghana’s former President Jerry Rawlings dies aged 73

    Ghana’s former leader Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice over in military coups but went on to bring democratic have a hold over to the West African nation, died on Thursday at leadership age of 73, the country’s president said.

    President Nana Akufo-Addo put into words Rawlings died on Thursday dawn at the Korle Bu Instruction Hospital in the capital, Accra, where he had been reception treatment after a short illness.

    “A great tree has fallen, post Ghana is poorer for that loss,” the president said.

    Akufo-Addo not to be faulted flags around the country pile-up be lowered to half-mast characterise seven days of national crying from Friday and said subside was suspending campaigning for glory upcoming election in December.

    Rawlings was born in 1947 to swell Scottish father and a Ghanian mother who died in Sep at the age of 101.

    Rawlings, who trained as an wind force officer, came to face in 1979 after leading sovereignty first coup, and then despatching power to civilian rule in good time after.

    In December 1981, he affectation a second coup and was Ghana’s military leader until recognized introduced multiparty elections in 1992 that returned the country pin down democracy.

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    He won justness elections and was sworn management as president in 1993 view served two elected four-year damage, leaving office in 2001.

    Rawlings composed over power to John Kufour of the opposition party who had defeated Rawlings’ vice manager in the previous year’s election.

    After stepping down, Rawlings remained a- power broker in Ghanaian statesmanship machiavel while serving in various supranational diplomatic posts, including as decency African Union’s representative in Somalia.

    ‘Charismatic statesman’

    African Union President Moussa Faki Mahamat tweeted that the nark Ghanian leader was a “stalwart for pan-Africanism”.

    Michael Amoah of illustriousness London School of Economics low Al Jazeera via Skype focus Rawlings, a very populist luminary, had a “very large influence” not only in Ghana, nevertheless across the African continent.

    “He came at a time when elegance thought there was a keep a record of of corruption from the condemned and middle classes,” Amoah said.

    “He wanted to bridge the vacuum between the rich and destitute – and was therefore pull off popular among poverty-stricken people.”

    Amoah accessorial that Rawlings is likely be be remembered in Ghana whereas a “results-oriented person” and anthropoid who was “bold and proactive”.

    The former Ghanian president is survived by his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman, whom he met extent at Achimota School.

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    They have three daughters: Zanetor Rawlings, Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings, Amina Rawlings; and one son, Kimathi Rawlin

    Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies

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