Jerry Rawlings became a stalwart of democracy on the continent later in his life.
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Rawlings was a polarising figure, a person who led two coups in Ghana before twice being elected president in multiparty polls.
Jerry Rawlings ruled Ghana for 20 years
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Jerry Rawlings found a unique path to legitimise his military rule in Ghana.
Tourists pose for pictures at the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
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In a rare series of interviews, the late Ghanaian leader spoke of how the country’s slave trade was revisited as a vehicle for economic development.
The second phase of Ghana’s post-colonial history – from 1981 – is intensely controversial, centering on Jerry Rawlings himself.
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Jerry John Rawlings remains the most polarizing political figure in Ghana since Kwame Nkrumah