Jerry Rawlings

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Achimota_School
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Ghana
gptkb:Order_of_the_Volta
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Military_Cemetery,_Accra
gptkbp:children gptkb:Kimathi_Rawlings
gptkb:Zanetor_Agyeman-Rawlings
gptkb:Amina_Rawlings
gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa_Rawlings
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1947-06-22
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 2020-11-12
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Ewe
Scottish
gptkbp:founder gptkb:National_Democratic_Congress
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jerry_John_Rawlings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerry Rawlings
gptkbp:knownFor economic reforms
anti-corruption stance
charismatic leadership
gptkbp:ledCoup gptkb:1981_Ghanaian_coup_d'état
gptkb:1979_Ghanaian_coup_d'état
gptkbp:militaryRank Flight Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Ghana_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality Ghanaian
gptkbp:notableFor transitioning Ghana to multi-party democracy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Accra
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:National_Democratic_Congress
gptkb:Provisional_National_Defence_Council
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_W.S._de_Graft-Johnson_(as_acting_president)
gptkbp:predecessor_(PNDC) gptkb:Hilla_Limann
gptkbp:president gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:serviceYears 1968–1992
gptkbp:signature Jerry Rawlings signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Nana_Konadu_Agyeman_Rawlings
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Kufuor
gptkbp:successor_(PNDC) himself (as President of Ghana)
gptkbp:termEnd 2001-01-07
gptkbp:termEnd_(PNDC) 1993-01-07
gptkbp:termStart 1993-01-07
gptkbp:termStart_(PNDC) 1981-12-31
gptkbp:title gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Provisional_National_Defence_Council
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:John_Atta_Mills
gptkb:Kow_Nkensen_Arkaah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ewe
gptkb:Ghanaians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5