(DW) – The 73-year-old died after a short illness, according to Ghanaian media. He served as president of the country for roughly two decades up to 2001.
The former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, has died at the age of 73, according to media reports on Thursday.
Rawlings, who seized power twice via military coups, was admitted to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana’s capital, Accra, last week after suffering from a brief illness, state-owned newspaper Daily Graphic said on its website.
John Mahama, Ghana’s president from 2012 to 2017, who is seeking a return to power in next month’s elections, wrote on Twitter that he was suspending campaigning “following news of the passing of our Founder and former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings.”
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