Today, 22 June, 2017, marks the 70th birthday of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Affectionately called JJ by his supporters, Mr Rawlings was born this day in Accra to Victoria Agbotui and James Ramsey John, a chemist from the United Kingdom.
Mr Rawlings initially came to power as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d’état in 1979. After he had initially handed power over to the civilian government of the late Hilla Limann, he took back control of the country on 31 December, 1981 as the chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
In 1992, Mr Rawlings resigned from the Armed Forces, founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and became the first president of the Fourth Republic.
He was re-elected in 1996 for an additional four years.
He is married to Nana Konadu Agyeman and has three daughters – Zanetor, Yaa Asantewaa, Amina – and a son, Kimathi.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
