Ghana’s former president, Jerry Rawlings, has died at the age of 73.
The former military leader led two coups but went on to establish a democratic rule.
Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports.
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Rest well my president 🇬🇭🇬🇭
Jerry died a patriot and an African idealist!!!
He was a ruthless dictator
I luved him in the Matrix.
RIP bro
Rest in power great founder of our nation, you defeated corruption and made sure the country wasn’t destroyed by outside forces🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💯💯🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Are you sure about that?
Rip
He was evil
Oooo shut up
Don’t repeat what your irrationally parents told u
You have Ghana today thanks to his efforts,maybe Buhari will be a better president for your country
He did what needed to be done !
Take your childish nonsense out of this platform.
RIP JJ
Farewell .The 3 judges and the general’s awaits u
may his humble soul rest in peace. May God bless you for your commiment to save africa as a whole
He’s one of the best leaders and his love for his people in Ghana was, and is everything. My mum has not stopped crying for JJ’s mum’s passing and now the main king👑has left us.🙆🏽♀️😔😔🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢😭😭😭😭 My humble condolences to his family and he will never ever be forgotten, rest well Daddy Jerry John Rawlings👑👑👑🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊💫💫💫💫💫💫💫🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
he was a horrific president and should not be considered one of the best leaders.
@Kofi Afriyie Why do you pay a bad comment for a good one?
May his soul rest in peace. I met as a called
A great man is gone – his legacy lives forth . 👊🏽💪🏽❤🇸🇷
this man was brutal and killed innocent lives. he advocated coupes and ruled with military dictatorship might.
so ur point??
It needed to be done !
He killed snakes
They deserved worst. They should have been burnt to death.
It was necessary at the time
RlP bro
I just found out he passed today
He died on 12th
Finally some reporting on his passing
RIP JJ
you were a good man
RIP THE PINOCHET OF GHANA
73 that’s quite young these days
He’s Gone, But not forgotten, He’s Legacy Lives On Our Hearts, Rest In Eternal Glory JJ, We’ll Miss You. A Revolutionary Pan Africanist.
Why are people idolizing corrupt dictators?
Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. He took hold of the alluring power in Africa, precisely in GHANA and laid it down calmly.
I don’t care what you did to my dad, you have been forgiven a long time ago, we are all not perfect in our fleshly thoughts, but in JESUS CHRIST we are all perfected.
I salute you Great man.
“DON’T Westernize Me and my people!!” – President Rawlings
You brought glory to GHANA GOD be with your family.
Oh nooooo(! J.k. rowlengs has died :((& who will write the hairy African pottery books of harold potters now? The childrens can’t read if they got no books for kids to read!
A beautiful human being. RIP- Sr. Jerry Rawlings 🕊️U will be missed..yet always in our hearts.💜🙏🏾💐😭🇬🇭
Jerry Rawlings lives on! His good works made him a living forever! Rest in peace!