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Gospel musician QueenLet advises, "Stop charging churches for programmes"

Monday, November 30, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

<h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS0zDQT8BHnFy0rZGFF-6G0ayulvFfP_78A0TZlksZDtpWT_JPfMjAJy2KHC3PflhZLD1lXbYFpOg-zmiX555gEcyZFyYsgMBsO-RXZmEhCgJFBflU18YAE0hoWz4L9D8tAuZ8_hlOAjn/s800/Queenlet_accra24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS0zDQT8BHnFy0rZGFF-6G0ayulvFfP_78A0TZlksZDtpWT_JPfMjAJy2KHC3PflhZLD1lXbYFpOg-zmiX555gEcyZFyYsgMBsO-RXZmEhCgJFBflU18YAE0hoWz4L9D8tAuZ8_hlOAjn/w640-h480/Queenlet_accra24.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gospel musician QueenLet</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In an age where many Ghanaian musicians make more money from gigs than record sales, a gospel singer still does not understand why gospel musicians should charge for their performance.</h3><p>Not that Mrs. Leticia Acheampong Hars does not understand the prevailing issues; far from that.</p><p>She is just surprised why some gospel artistes could boycott shows including church events simply because their charges were not met.</p><p>This, she insists is simply not right because “singing the word of God is not business’.</p><p>‘I prefer a situation where the church or event organisers will bless me after my ministration, but not to charge them’ she told <strong>The Spectator Agoro</strong> on Monday.</p><p>Mrs. Leticia Acheampong Hars known in showbiz circle as QueenLet said most gospel artistes had taken it as a business but the primary objective of a minister was to win souls and propagate the word of God to the world.</p><p>QueenLet who doubles as a nurse, said gospel artistes needed to find other things to do that would fetch them money.</p><p>‘Money from our music should only come in as supplementary support not the main source of your income”.</p><p>Mrs Hars  is currently promoting her two singles titled ‘Dear Holy Spirit and Anwawadwuma – marvellous God.</p><p>The German-based gospel artiste added that her two singles talked about the Holiness and the handi work of God.</p><p>She used this opportunity to thank the award winning gospel artiste, Esther Smith and Rev. Dr Mary Ghansah for supporting her ministry by endorsing her singles.</p><p>She urged up and coming artistes to also make spirit filled songs in order to win more souls for Christ.</p><p>“We need to understand the purpose of gospel music, we don’t just sing, problems must run away when we sing, signs and miracles must happen and souls must be won”, stressed .</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Source</b><strong>: <a href="http://www.thespectatoronline.com/stop-charging-churches-for-programmes-gospel-musician-advises/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheSpectatorOnline.com</a> | </strong>Linda Abrefi Wadie</p>

Gospel musician QueenLet advises, "Stop charging churches for programmes"

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Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, other sports stars react to death of soccer legend Diego Maradona

Thursday, November 26, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

<h3 style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF1EaCgUViPX9sOPcOEiNP_A36SJEBPaJu_bSU_KQQZumAq8Niq0XkAKoGRhu8-TpT9mQCzq4UyUbY1TQmEcYEeAqaeTETlDDnqWjAj11l9rkVtuxnW2ixEqmTht9kRXP6ksIDsBQfFCH/s800/Pele_Cristiano-Ronaldo_Diego-Maradona_accra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRF1EaCgUViPX9sOPcOEiNP_A36SJEBPaJu_bSU_KQQZumAq8Niq0XkAKoGRhu8-TpT9mQCzq4UyUbY1TQmEcYEeAqaeTETlDDnqWjAj11l9rkVtuxnW2ixEqmTht9kRXP6ksIDsBQfFCH/w640-h576/Pele_Cristiano-Ronaldo_Diego-Maradona_accra.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cristiano Ronaldo (Left), Diego Maradona And Pele</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona died at his home, and his death is being attributed to a cardiorespiratory issue, according to Clarin.</h3><p><br /></p><p>Maradona had his fair share of health issue recently. Earlier in November he was admitted to a hospital and ended up undergoing emergency brain surgery to treat a blood clot. The surgery was successful and Maradona was released from the hospital.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maradona will go down as one of the most gifted offensive players that the sport has ever seen. The soccer star led Argentina to a victory in the 1986 World Cup and scored 91 goals during his career with the national team. He is aslo responsible for one of the most memorable goals in the sport's history -- the "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luis Miguel Echegaray was joined by Andrés Cantor to remember the extraordinary life of Diego Maradona on an emergency episode of the Que Golazo! podcast. Listen below:</p><p><br /></p><p>He served as a manger following the conclusion of his playing career, coaching the national team. He was coaching Gimnasia de La Plata up until his death.</p><p><br /></p><p>Former Brazil soccer star and fellow legend Pele was one of many in the sports world that paid tribute to Maradona on Wednesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>credit: cbssports.com</p><div><br /></div>

Pele, Cristiano Ronaldo, other sports stars react to death of soccer legend Diego Maradona

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Cristiano Ronaldo (Left), Diego Maradona And Pele Soccer legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday. He was 60. Maradona died at his home, and ...

Diego Maradona, legendary Argentina superstar, global soccer icon, dies at age 60

Thursday, November 26, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gef3AAFU-Y1evSejH4ONP2Pq0iUf7X_nNtSeUpSpnp1QdzU5l0fq87i4e5P_58-B-exDObMhvjhjVFoCrS18I6xzISZv3x2ZyGkimME7BsfW_y781eqJmmMzv3zRrom6OcTE3YBv4bJW/s1200/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gef3AAFU-Y1evSejH4ONP2Pq0iUf7X_nNtSeUpSpnp1QdzU5l0fq87i4e5P_58-B-exDObMhvjhjVFoCrS18I6xzISZv3x2ZyGkimME7BsfW_y781eqJmmMzv3zRrom6OcTE3YBv4bJW/w640-h360/diego-maradona-argentina.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diego Maradona, legendary Argentina superstar, global soccer icon, dies at age 60</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Soccer legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, CBS Sports soccer insider Fabrizio Romano has confirmed.  </h2><p>Maradona won the 1986 World Cup with his native Argentina and is considered one of the greatest players ever, author of arguably the best goal ever and the iconic "hand of God" goal, both scored in the same knockout stage match against England in that '86 tournament. </p><p><br /></p><p>He passed away as a result ff what's being described as a heart attack, according to Clarin. Maradona had recently undergone brain surgery. He just turned 60 on Oct. 30.</p><p><br /></p><p>A native of Lanus and raised in the poor area of Villa Fiorito, Maradona started his career at Argentinos Juniors before joining giant Boca Juniors. He made the move to Europe to play for Barcelona in 1982 and also played for Napoli, where he had his best years, as well as Sevilla before returning home. He played five matches for Newell's from 1993-94 before ending his career with Boca Juniors (1995-97). </p><p><br /></p><p>Maradona became a manager after his playing career and coached the Argentina national team and had been coaching Gimnasia de La Plata until his death. </p><p><br /></p><p>His career was filled with unbelievable moments on the pitch as well as troubling ones off of it, battling substance abuse and financial problems but bringing the Argentine people and fans of the sport countless moments that will forever live in their memory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luis Miguel Echegaray was joined by Andrés Cantor to remember the extraordinary life of Diego Maradona on an emergency episode of the Que Golazo! podcast.</p><p><br /></p><p>credit: cbssports.com</p>

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Gospel Artist QueenLet Appeals To Ghana Government to FINE anyone without face mask

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

<h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YznPyguzCCarGnomEwAvEknLvy6yev3JU63kLhZ-ciw6nHhPuXBu8milVDu6Q3cgP980s3yT_KIFNxtgv3r6w97_4uJ_cIFIUe8RaOguqlwmASfyULc912bLOCIOk763M8JUKtwiCAJp/s885/Queenlet_24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img alt="Gospel Artist QueenLet Appeals To Ghana Government" border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="885" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YznPyguzCCarGnomEwAvEknLvy6yev3JU63kLhZ-ciw6nHhPuXBu8milVDu6Q3cgP980s3yT_KIFNxtgv3r6w97_4uJ_cIFIUe8RaOguqlwmASfyULc912bLOCIOk763M8JUKtwiCAJp/w640-h352/Queenlet_24.jpg" title="Gospel Artist QueenLet Appeals To Ghana Government" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gospel Artist QueenLet Appeals To Ghana Government</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ghanaian Germany based certified Professional Nurse and a Gospel <a href="https://www.facebook.com/queenletmusik/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Artiste QueenLet</a> confirmed, Corona-virus seemed to have gone down but it's on the rise again in many countries.</h2>
<h3>Stay safe by taking some simple precautions, such as physical distancing, wearing a face mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue.</h3>
There have been lots of cases in recent times and unexpected deaths among some renowned Ghanaian personalities which have raised eyebrows .
<h3>Hence, the sensational <a href="https://posts.google.com/share/7eQQPw5H/3UoETt" rel="noopener" target="_blank">SOKAAT</a> <a href="https://ghanachurch.com/official-profile-and-biography-of-queen-let/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gospel Artiste QueenLet</a>, who is also a nurse in Germany, who recently released two singles; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kvNxJR8GRU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dear Holy Spirit</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwcW8aSvaOg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Anwanwadwuma (Marvelous Work)</a>, under the management of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debrichgroup" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Debrich Group</a> Ghana and Europe.</h3>
It seems a lot of people are taking the health rules governing the Corona-virus for granted and she suggests the government should fine (penalty) anyone seen without face mask in an open space.<div><br /></div><div> QueenLet said when people are asked to pay money, they will always bear the rules and regulations that goes with the pandemic in mind. </div><div><br /></div><div> According to GhanaChurch.com host - Dr Church, the pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide.
<h3>Artiste QueenLet suggests places like markets, churches, in trotros, taxis, shopping malls and everywhere that people meet and interact must be mask duty.</h3>
From GhanaChurch.com analyst, QueenLet said, Ghanaians are taking the pandemic too light and if care is not taken, it will get out of hands.

Therefore, QueenLet added that, comparing Ghana to other countries, Ghana has done well in terms of managing the pandemic but there must be strong and firm rules to maintain the good work.
<h3>Clean your hands before you put your mask on, as well as before and after you take it off. Make sure it covers both your nose, mouth and chin.</h3>
<strong>CHIN</strong> is the protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw.
<div>Even more, QueenLet is a talented and gifted gospel musician of our era by Elohim, a prolific song writer, a composer with intelligence Perceptual reasoning in vocal frequencies and calculuses when an uncooked musical data is given to her.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div> Finally, QueenLet ministry as a Psalmist is characterised by the manifestation of Elohim’s tangible Presence, resulting in holistic transformation in the lives of participants in the worship experience.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div> QueenLet has been called into the music industry to inspire, transform and to unmoor every vessel of God with Elohim’s legal emancipation <strong>GRACE</strong> in this eschatological age.</div><div><br /></div>
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<div> As the season changes and transformation take place in the body of Christ, a mighty finger of <strong>ELOHIM</strong> has picked another unadulterated voice.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>Source: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6041288821139222559/3515254601504783972#" rel="noopener noreferrer">GhanaChurch.com</a></strong></div></div>

Gospel Artist QueenLet Appeals To Ghana Government to FINE anyone without face mask

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USA Election 2020: Joe Biden won the popular vote more than Trump

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPrrZg3xZUfSsCiuArVWQLk750BkX1FXGJxPYY7aqxn4_IkVjqYWtPLwQSazVDE4gg36Ffh7pMfCmuwrI_LPMLI7ZBWC62HtvvSbYl_gyM9798_qe1gCwYfWFIbgOiws-iJnOPHuM93ry/s976/biden_trump-accra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style=""><img alt="Joe Biden(L), Karderinis Isidoros(M) And Donald Trump(R)" border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPrrZg3xZUfSsCiuArVWQLk750BkX1FXGJxPYY7aqxn4_IkVjqYWtPLwQSazVDE4gg36Ffh7pMfCmuwrI_LPMLI7ZBWC62HtvvSbYl_gyM9798_qe1gCwYfWFIbgOiws-iJnOPHuM93ry/w640-h360/biden_trump-accra.jpg" title="Joe Biden(L), Karderinis Isidoros(M) And Donald Trump(R)" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joe Biden(L), Karderinis Isidoros(M) And Donald Trump(R)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The November 3, 2020, presidential election was</p><p>arguably the most important election in USA postwar history.</p><p>In these elections, moreover, the participation of American</p><p>voters was the largest since 1900, demonstrating the</p><p>resurgence of their political interest and the strongly</p><p>polarizing climate that prevailed in the country. Αt the same</p><p>time Joe Biden may have won the popular vote (4.5 million</p><p>more votes than Trump) and the necessary electors, but</p><p>Donald Trump has shown great resilience, having in fact</p><p>against him almost all the media, the vast majority of</p><p>Hollywood and the whole established.</p><p>These elections showed the deep division in the United</p><p>States, which in many places led to extremely marginal</p><p>election results. The intense confrontation between the two</p><p>sides and the extreme rhetoric and practice is not an isolated</p><p>event and may deepen even further, having a negative impact</p><p>on the country.</p><p>The reasons for Trump&#39;s electoral resilience are due to</p><p>the fact that President Trump had adopted an anti-systemic</p><p>rhetoric of complaint of the elites, to which he however</p><p>belongs, as well as an aggressive tactic against the forces of</p><p>globalization, aspects that touched strongly large sections of</p><p>the middle class and of course the working class.</p><p>So, to the unemployed, to the people who feel they have</p><p>no voice, to the provincials who are ridiculed for their manners</p><p>and customs by arrogant metropolitan residents, even to</p><p>citizens belonging to minorities but also to all large</p><p>communities, such as African Americans. and Latins, Donald</p><p>Trump&#39;s speech has found and continues to find great</p><p>resonance. And this is despite the fact that all the movements</p><p>for the protection of rights (black lives matter, etc.) were</p><p>clearly against him.</p><p>And if the coronavirus pandemic had not occurred and</p><p>the second wave had not broken out, which is hitting the</p><p>United States as violently as the first, Donald Trump would</p><p>have easily won the elections. Thus, after the first three years</p><p>of positive economic performances of the Trump</p><p>administration, the March lockdown caused the closure of</p><p>many small and medium-sized enterprises, while more than 20</p><p>million Americans were suddenly left without a job.</p><p>And Donald Trump would certainly have won the</p><p>presidential election without the health crisis as Joe Biden,</p><p>who expresses the neoliberal internationalism, the related</p><p>globalization process and the &quot;open society&quot; of NGOs and the</p><p><br /></p><p>very powerful economic institutions such as George Soros and</p><p>Bill Gates foundations etc., clearly seemed to have run out of</p><p>forces, proposals and slogans before it even entered the finish</p><p>line.</p><p>Trump&#39;s political opponents and most analysts and</p><p>pollsters had focused on the arrogant and selfish traits of his</p><p>personality, an eccentric and highly impulsive no doubt</p><p>billionaire, and of course they were wrong in believing that he</p><p>would be defeated with a big difference. Trumpism as an</p><p>ideological and social phenomenon is certain, therefore, that it</p><p>has not left, is present and will continue to exist. Trump is not</p><p>just a parenthesis in US political history but expresses</p><p>specific distinct trends in American society and the</p><p>bourgeoisie.</p><p>The Americans citizens want to prosper economically in</p><p>a country where social peace, order and security will prevail.</p><p>Due to globalization, many industrial units have left for poor</p><p>countries where there is a cheap labor force. So, the US</p><p>working class was greatly hurt. Trump was the one who</p><p>demanded the return of the factories to his country, putting</p><p>the USA and the American people first, in the context of the</p><p>ideological tendency of ethnocentric conservatism.</p><p>And to other countries, especially the powerful ones,</p><p>may not like the politics of &quot;America First&quot;, but the same is not</p><p>the case with the average American citizen, notably in deep</p><p>America and the central states.</p><p>On January 20, Joe Biden will sit in his chair at the Oval</p><p>Office with Kamala Harris, in the position of Vice President, for</p><p>the first time in office, a woman of African, Jamaican and</p><p>Indian descent. During his term and based on what he said the</p><p>United States will return to the Paris Climate Treaty,</p><p>according to which the minimum goal of the states is to keep</p><p>the temperature at plus 2 degrees Celsius (+2 C), and that will</p><p>be a positive development, as the climate change is not a</p><p>&quot;myth&quot;. And this can be easily seen if one takes a look at the</p><p>extreme weather phenomena that occur on the planet. Let us</p><p>not forget that the United States is the second largest polluter</p><p>in the world after China.</p><p>Also, multilateral organisms, such as e.g. NATO, the UN</p><p>and its offshoots, which have been strongly challenged by</p><p>outgoing President Trump, will likely be treated differently by</p><p>Joe Biden&#39;s administration, but US relations with its European</p><p>allies may move in other directions.</p><p>It should be noted at this point that Donald Trump had</p><p>repeatedly threatened to withdraw the United States from</p><p>NATO and reduce its contribution if other members showed no</p><p>willingness to increase their spending on the organization.</p><p><br /></p><p>Germany-US relations have also been strained for the past four</p><p>years, with Trump threatening the German car industry and</p><p>the European Union as a whole several times with duties.</p><p>Washington&#39;s relations with Brussels were also frozen after its</p><p>decision to withdraw the United States from international</p><p>climate agreements and Iran over its nuclear program.</p><p>However, if the Republicans eventually win control of the</p><p>Senate, it will cause many deep problems for the new</p><p>President Joe Biden, as he will block most of his legislative</p><p>agenda.</p><p>In closing, I would like to emphasize that the</p><p>predominance of Joe Biden, who has also starred in all the</p><p>pathogenic characteristics that led America to its current</p><p>decline - that is, widespread social inequalities, the</p><p>problematic welfare state, the favor to the strong economic</p><p>elites, international lawlessness etc.-is not going to lead the</p><p>US on bright paths. Besides, he did not present an inspiring,</p><p>comprehensive and convincing program plan for the social,</p><p>economic and political reorganization of the society and the</p><p>country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Curriculum vitae</p><p>Isidoros Karderinis was born in Athens in 1967. He is a</p><p>novelist, poet and columnist. He has studied economics and</p><p>has completed postgraduate studies in tourism economics. His</p><p>articles have been published in newspapers, magazines and</p><p>sites around the world. His poems have been translated into</p><p>English, French and Spanish and published in poetry</p><p>anthologies, literary magazines and literary columns of</p><p>newspapers. He has published eight poetry books and three</p><p>novels in Greece. His books have been translated and</p><p>published in the USA, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Source: <a href="http://ACCRA24.COM" target="_blank">ACCRA24.COM</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Social media:</p><p>Facebook: Karderinis Isidoros</p><p>Twitter: isidoros karderinis</p><p>Linkedin: ISIDOROS KARDERINIS</p><div><br /></div>

USA Election 2020: Joe Biden won the popular vote more than Trump

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Former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings is dead

Thursday, November 12, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 2

Graphic Online gathers he felt sick after his mother's burial about three weeks ago.
<h2><a href="https://ghanapa.com/profile-of-ex-president-jerry-john-rawlings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">He was 73-years-old.</a></h2>
Mr Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947. His mother, Madam Victorial Agbotui died in September 2020 at age 101 and was buried on October 24, 2020. <div><br /></div><div> As a former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent politician, Mr Rawlings led a military junta from 1981 until 1992 and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana from January 7, 1993 to January 6, 2001. </div><div><br /></div><div> Mr Rawlings initially came to power as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d'état in 1979. </div><div><br /></div><div> Prior to that, he led an unsuccessful coup attempt against the ruling military government on May 15, 1979, just five weeks before scheduled democratic elections were due to take place. </div><div><br /></div><div> After initially handing power over to a civilian government, he took back control of the country on December 31, 1981 as the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). </div><div><br /></div><div> In 1992, Mr Rawlings resigned from the military, founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and became the first President of the 4th Republic. </div><div><br /></div><div>He was re-elected in 1996 for four more years.

After two terms in office, the limit according to the Ghanaian Constitution, Rawlings endorsed his vice-president John Atta Mills as presidential candidate in 2000. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Source: graphic.com.gh</div>

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Full Biography And Profile Of Ex-president Jerry John Rawlings Of Ghana

Thursday, November 12, 2020 ACCRA24.COM 0

JJ Rawlings felt sick after his mother's burial about three weeks ago and he was called home. <div><br /></div><div> J.J. Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979.

He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana. <div><br /></div><div>He died on 12th November, 2020.

Rawlings initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d'état in 1979.

Prior to that, he led an unsuccessful coup attempt against the ruling military government on 15 May 1979, just five weeks before scheduled democratic elections were due to take place. </div><div><br /></div><div> After initially handing power over to a civilian government, he took back control of the country on 31 December 1981 as the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).

In 1992, Rawlings resigned from the military, founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and became the first President of the Fourth Republic. </div><div><br /></div><div>He was re-elected in 1996 for four more years.

Jerry John Rawlings was born in June 1947 in Accra, Ghana, to Victoria Agbotui, an Ewe from Dzelukope, Keta and James Ramsey John, a chemist from Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. </div><div><br /></div><div> James Ramsey John was married in England to someone else and his descendants now live in Newcastle and London.

Rawlings attended Achimota School and a military academy at Teshie. Rawlings is married to Nana Konadu Agyeman, who he met while at Achimota College. </div><div><br /></div><div>They have three daughters: Zanetor Rawlings, Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings, Amina Rawlings; and one son, Kimathi Rawlings.
<h3>Education</h3>
Rawlings finished his secondary education at Achimota College in 1967. He joined the Ghana Air Force shortly afterwards; on his application, the military switched his surname John and his middle name Rawlings.

In March 1968, he was posted to Takoradi, in Ghana's Western Region, to continue his studies.

He graduated in January 1969, and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer, winning the coveted "Speed Bird Trophy" as the best cadet in flying the Su-7 ground attack supersonic jet aircraft as he was skilled in aerobatics.
<h3>Military Career</h3>
He earned the rank of Flight Lieutenant and in April 1978. During his service with the Ghana Air Force, Rawlings perceived a deterioration in discipline and morale due to corruption in the Supreme Military Council (SMC).

As promotion brought him into contact with the privileged classes and their social values, his view of the injustices in society hardened. He was thus regarded with some unease by the SMC.

After the 1979 coup, he involved himself with the student community of the University of Ghana, where he developed a more leftist ideology through reading and discussion of social and political ideas.
<h3>1979 coup and purges</h3>
Rawlings grew discontent with Ignatius Kutu Acheampong's government, which had come to power through a coup in January 1972.

Acheampong was accused not only of corruption, but also of maintaining Ghana's dependency on pre-colonial powers that led to economic decline and impoverishment.

Rawlings was part of the Free Africa Movement, an underground movement of military officers who wanted to unify Africa through a series of coups.

On 15 May 1979, five weeks prior to civilian elections, Rawlings and six other soldiers staged a coup against the government of General Fred Akuffo, but failed and was arrested by the Ghanaian Military.

Rawlings was publicly sentenced to death in a General Court Martial and imprisoned, although his statements on the social injustices that motivated his actions won him civilian sympathy, While awaiting execution, Rawlings was sprung from custody on 4 June 1979 by a group of soldiers.

Second coup in 1981
Rawlings led a second coup against Limann and indicted the entire political class on 31 December 1981.

In place of Limann's People's National Party, Rawlings established the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military junta as the official government.
<h3>In 1992 And 1996 Elections</h3>
he PNDC used NCD recommendations to establish a committee for the drafting of a new constitution based on past Ghanaian Constitutions, that lifted the ban on political parties in May 1992 after it was approved by referendum.

On 3 November 1992, election results compiled by the INEC from 200 constituencies showed that Rawlings' NDC had won 60% of the votes, and had obtained the majority needed to prevent a second round of voting.

More specifically, the NDC won 62% in the Brong-Ahafo region, 93% in the Volta region, and majority votes in Upper West, Upper East, Western, Northern, Central, and Greater Accra regions.

His opponents Professor Adu Boahen won 31% of the votes, former President Hilla Limann won 6.8%, Kwabena Darko won 2.9%, and Emmanuel Erskine won 1.7%.
Voter turnout was 50%.

The two major contenders of the 1996 election were Rawlings' NDC, and John Kufuor's Great Alliance, an amalgamation of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the People's Convention Party (PCP).

The Great Alliance based their platform on ousting Rawlings, and attacked the incumbent government for its poor fiscal policies.

However, they were unable to articulate a clear positive message of their own, or plans to change the current economic policy.

As Ghana was heavily dependent on international aid, local leaders had minimal impact on the economy.
The Electoral Commission reported that Rawlings had won by 57%, with Kufuor obtaining 40% of the vote.

Results by district were similar to those in 1992, with the opposition winning the Ashanti Region and some constituencies in Eastern and Greater Accra, and Rawlings winning in his ethnic home, the Volta, and faring well in every other region.

The NDC took 134 seats in the Assembly compared to the opposition's 66, and the NPP took 60 seats in the parliament.</div></div>

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