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Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings dies aged 73

Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings is dead. [Courtesy]

Ghana’s former leader Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but went on to bring democratic rule to the West African country, died on Thursday at the age of 73, a source at the presidency said.

His death comes slightly over a month after his mother, Victoria Agbotui died at the age of 101 in September 2020.

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