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Former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings dies from COVID-19 complications

Jerry Rawlings, former Ghanaian military ruler and President has died.

Former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings dies from COVID-19 complications

Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, has died from complications related to Coronavirus.

According to reports, Rawlings had been hospitalized at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week, as a result of COVID-19, before his death on Thursday, November 12, 2020. He died at the age of 73.

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Rawlings, who served two terms as a democratically elected President of Ghana, led a military Junta until 1992. He was a military ruler, before joining politics. He ruled from 1981 to 2001.

He was born in Accra, Ghana on June 22, 1947, to a Ghanaian mother and a Scottish father.

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  1. Ghana John

    covid 19 is not treated at the place he was receiving treatment, so let the family come out but from my checks, it was a heart issue.

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