Jerry Rawlings
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Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator, politician, and revolutionary who led the country briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military regime until 1993 and then
Rawlings in 1998
Hilla Limann
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Hilla Limann, was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician who served as the eighth president of Ghana from 1979 to 1981. He previously served as a diplomat in Lomé and in Geneva.
Jerry Rawlings
…Ghanaians. Elections were held on time shortly after the coup. On Monday, 24 September 1979, power was peacefully handed over by Rawlings to President Hilla Limann, whose People's National Party (PNP) had the support of Nkrumah's followers. Two years later, on 31 December 1981, Rawlings ousted President Hilla…
Limann in 1981
Limann's tomb in Gwollu