Flight-lieutenant Jerry Rawlings ruled which African country from 1981-2001?
Jerry Rawlings given lectures at universities, including Oxford University. Jerry John Rawlings has continued his heavy support for NDC. Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) was the former head of state and president of Ghana from January 7, 1993 to January 7, 2001. 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
Jerry Rawlings seats in the parliament. Per his constitutional mandate, Rawlings' term of office ended in 2001; he retired in 2001, Rawlings was succeeded by John Agyekum Kufuor, his main rival and opponent in 1996. Kufuor succeeded in defeating Rawlings's vice-president John Atta Mills in 2000. In 2004, Mills conceded to Kufuor and Kufuor ran for another four years. In November 2000, Rawlings was named the first International Year of Volunteers 2001 Eminent Person by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, attending various events and conferences to promote volunteerism. In October 2010, Jerry John Rawlings was named African Union Envoy to Somalia. He has