Jerry Rawlings

Jerry Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who led Ghana from 1981 to 2001, including as president from 1993 to 2001.

Ghana: Ghana is a West African country on the Gulf of Guinea, independent since 1957. Rawlings’s coups and governments reshaped the politics of the country he ruled.
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council: The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council was Ghana’s military government from June to September 1979, chaired by Rawlings. It carried out Rawlings’s first brief period of rule.
Economic history of Ghana: Ghana’s economic history traces changes in production, trade, public policy, and living standards since independence. Rawlings’s governments pursued major reforms during a period of severe economic difficulty.
Hilla Limann: Hilla Limann was Ghana’s president from 1979 until Rawlings overthrew his government in 1981. Limann led the civilian government that Rawlings displaced in his second coup.
Ghanaian Armed Forces: The Ghanaian Armed Forces are Ghana’s military services, responsible for national defense. Rawlings was an air force officer before taking power through military coups.
Provisional National Defence Council: The Provisional National Defence Council was Ghana’s military government established after Rawlings’s 1981 coup. Rawlings governed Ghana through this council before restoring multiparty elections.
Economic Recovery Programme: Ghana’s Economic Recovery Programme was a reform package launched in 1983 with support from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. It marked Rawlings’s turn toward market-oriented policies after his earlier revolutionary rhetoric.
Kwame Nkrumah: Kwame Nkrumah was Ghana’s first prime minister and president and a leading figure in African anticolonial politics. Rawlings invoked Nkrumah’s revolutionary legacy while governing a very different political era.
Ghanaian coup d'état (1979): The June 1979 coup in Ghana brought Rawlings and allied junior officers to power. It established Rawlings as a political force before his later return to power.
National Democratic Congress: The National Democratic Congress is a Ghanaian political party founded in 1992 and associated with Rawlings. The party organized Rawlings’s transition into electoral politics and backed his presidential campaigns.

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