Former Ghana President, Jerry Rawlings Is Dead

Jerry Rawlings, a former Ghanaian president has died on Thursday morning from suspected COVID-19 complications.

The former Ghanaian leader died at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, Naija News understands.

Rawlings led the country first as a military ruler and then as a democratically elected president between 1981 and 2001.

He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected President of Ghana.

Born, June 22, 1947, he died at the age of 73.