John Agyekum Kufuor
John Agyekum Kufuor (born December 8, 1938) is the current president of Ghana. He ran for election in 2000 and won, succeeding Jerry Rawlings and having perhaps the first peaceful transition of power in Ghana since the country's independence was declared.
Oxford-educated and a devout Roman Catholic, President Kufuor has made economic reform one of his top priorities. He has also allowed for a great deal of media freedom in Ghana. He has been accused by some of being "boring," to which he responded, "If boredom gives us peace and stability for people to go about their normal businesses and live in dignity," he said, "then I would say let's have more boredom."
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This little history of our President send a good signal to Ghanains, that we have a good leader. We are behind you JAK.
Keep up the good work. more on www.nppghana.ort
I think The formal President: Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Kwasi Rawlings should be ashamed of him self and his Group (NDC)
and his John E.A Mills
Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Kwasi Rawlings
22 June 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH : Accra, Greater Accra Region
HOMETOWN : Dzelekope, Volta Region
MOTHER : Victoria Agbotui, Dzelokope, (Volta Region)
FATHER : Scottish Officer
WIFE : Nana Konadu Agyemann Rawlings
CHILDREN : Four
Education & Career Pattern
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Adabraka, Accra; 1966: Achimota School (0' Level Certificate) August,
1967: Enlisted as a Flight Cadet at the Ghana Air Force Station, Takoradi, Western Region September
1967: Selected for Ofricer-Cadet Training, Military Academy, Teshie, Accra
1968 (March): Military Training Course, Takoradi, (W/R)
1969 (January): Commissioned as Pilot Officer (Won the coveted Speed Bird Trophy" as the Best Cadet in flying and airmanship).
1969 (April): Promoted Flight Lieutenant.
1979 (May 28): Failed in his coup attempt and was rounded up with six of his men and put before a court martial in Accra, charged with 'mutiny of the junior officer and men of the Ghana Armed Forces. There was strong public reaction after Rawlings explained the course of his action in court.
1979 (4 June): The day scheduled for another sentencing of Rawlings and his men, Flt-Lt Rawlings was sprung from jail by Major Boakye-Djan and some junior officers. They made Rawlings their spokesman in the coup that ousted the SMC.
The coup makers formed the Armed Forces revolutionary Council (AFRC) which undertook a three months' house-cleaning exercise' during which three former military heads of state, Afrifa, Acheampong and Akuffo were shot at the stakes together with other senior military officials.
They were charged with corruption among others.
1979 (September 24): The AFRC however kept to the political timetable that had been set and handed over power to the democratically elected PNP government under Limann.
Rawlings said at the handing over that the Limann administration was on 'probation'.
The PNP did not seem to have satisfied the standards of the A FRC as Rawlings and his men struck again on December 31, 1979 to launch a ?revolution? which lasted till 1992 when general elections were held. Rawlings resigned from the army and contested on the ticket of the National Democratic Convention (NDC) which swept the polls of that year. Rawlings and his party again contested and won the 1996 elections and is currently serving the last of the two terms mandated by the constitution.
1992 & 1996: won Elections
