Jerry John Rawlings (born 22 June 1947) is a former air force officer who led a coup in Ghana 1979 and became the country’s head of state. Rawlings initially came to power in Ghana 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.
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active years end date
1979-09-24, 1993-01-07, 2001-01-07
active years start date
1979-06-04, 1981-12-31, 1993-01-07
award
University for Development Studies
birth date
1947-06-22
birth place
Accra, Gold Coast (British colony)
military branch
Ghana Air Force
military rank
Flight lieutenant
order in office
President of Ghana, (1st President of the 4th Republic), 10th Head of state of Ghana, 8th Head of state of Ghana
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