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- Jerry_Rawlings abstract "Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) is a former head of state and president of Ghana. Rawlings initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d'état in 1979 and, after initially handing power over to a civilian government, took back control of the country on 31 December 1981 as the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council. In 1992 Rawlings resigned from the Armed Forces, founded the National Democratic Congress and became the first president of the Fourth Republic. He was re-elected in 1996 for a further four years. He currently serves as the African Union envoy to Somalia.Rawlings attempted a coup d'état on 15 May 1979, leading a group of military personnel in a coup attempt on General Fred Akuffo which resulted in him being arrested, imprisoned and facing a death sentence. However, a speech he gave during his trial resonated with a large section of the public that rose up in his defence. Consequently, on 4 June, soldiers sympathetic to his motivations broke him out of jail, and he led a revolt of both the military and civilians which overthrew General Akuffo and the Supreme Military Council, effectively leaving him in charge. Rawlings and the soldiers around him formed the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) and conducted what it termed "a housecleaning exercise", whose aim was to purge Ghanaian society of all the corruption and social injustices that they perceived to be at the root of their coup d'état.The AFRC organized an election and it was won by Hilla Limann of the People's National Party (PNP). On 31 December 1981 Rawlings and together with some soldiers and civilians took advantage of new year festivities organized by Limann and overthrew the Limann government, citing economic mismanagement. Rawlings then installed the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) with himself as the Chairman.In 1992, Rawlings retired from the military and set up the National Democratic Congress (NDC),. He legalized political parties and organized Presidential and Parliamentary elections, in response to demands for a more democratic process concerning the governing of the country. Rawlings and his party won with 58.3 percent of the vote, with outside observers declaring the voting to be "free and fair". In 1996, Rawlings went on to win a second term as President.After two terms in office, barred by his constitution from standing in any election, Rawlings endorsed his vice-president John Atta Mills as presidential candidate in 2000.".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsEndDate "1979-09-24".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsEndDate "1993-01-07".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsEndDate "2001-01-07".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsStartDate "1979-06-04".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsStartDate "1981-12-31".
- Jerry_Rawlings activeYearsStartDate "1993-01-07".
- Jerry_Rawlings alias "John, Jeremiah Rawlings".
- Jerry_Rawlings award University_for_Development_Studies.
- Jerry_Rawlings birthDate "1947-06-22".
- Jerry_Rawlings birthPlace Accra.
- Jerry_Rawlings birthPlace Gold_Coast_(British_colony).
- Jerry_Rawlings birthYear "1947".
- Jerry_Rawlings country Ghana.
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- Jerry_Rawlings militaryRank Flight_lieutenant.
- Jerry_Rawlings orderInOffice "(1st President of the 4th Republic)".
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- Jerry_Rawlings party Armed_Forces_Revolutionary_Council,_Ghana.
- Jerry_Rawlings party National_Democratic_Congress_(Ghana).
- Jerry_Rawlings party Provisional_National_Defence_Council.
- Jerry_Rawlings religion Catholic_Church.
- Jerry_Rawlings serviceEndYear "1992".
- Jerry_Rawlings serviceStartYear "1967".
- Jerry_Rawlings spouse Nana_Konadu_Agyeman_Rawlings.
- Jerry_Rawlings successor Hilla_Limann.
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- Jerry_Rawlings successor John_Kufuor.
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- Jerry_Rawlings vicePresident John_Atta_Mills.
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