Jerry John Rawlings burial date: Ghana govment announce 27 January date for Ghana former leader funeral
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Ghanaians go bid farewell to late Jerry John Rawlings on 27th of January, 2021, Ghana govment announce.
E die for mid-November at di age of 73 afta dem admit am to hospital for Accra.
Rawlings die at de age of 73 for Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra after short illness.
Im serve di west African kotri as Head of State and President of di 4th republic between 1981 to 2001.
Burial ceremony details
De former president go lie in state for public viewing from 24th to 26th January according to di communique. De burial dey scheduled to take place on Wednesday de 27th. De funeral initially suppose happen before Christmas but dey postponed following disagreement among Ghanaian traditional leaders.
Retired politician and Jerry Rawlings death
Rawlings lead Ghana for almost 20 years afta staging two military coup as young officer for 1979 and 1981. He take credit say en return de country to multiparty democracy for 1992.
Since 2000 Rawlings play en role as statesman for Ghana after he hand over power to John Agyekum Kufuor of de New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In November 2000, den name Rawlings as de first International Year of Volunteers 2001 Eminent Person by then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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In October 2010, dem name Jerry Rawlings as African Union envoy to Somalia.
Later on in life he give talks, lectures den stuff for places like Oxford University where he address issues like corruption, poverty, development in Africa den tins.
He die on November 12, 2020.
E go deyremembered as a disciplinarian but also a charismatic leader wey care about ordinary people.
