| LC control no. | n 80163163 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rawlings, Jerry J., 1947-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Rawlings, J. J. (Jerry J.), 1947-2020 Rawlings, Jerry J., 1947- Rawlings, John Jerry, 1947-2020 |
| See also | Ghana. President (1981-2001 : Rawlings) |
| Associated country | Ghana |
| Birth date | 1947-06-22 |
| Death date | 2020-11-12 |
| Place of birth | Accra (Ghana) |
| Place of death | Accra (Ghana) |
| Affiliation | Ghana. Armed Forces Revolutionary Council Provisional National Defense Council (Ghana) National Democratic Congress (Ghana) Economic Community of West African States |
| Profession or occupation | Armies--Officers Politicians Presidents |
| Found in | Harrell-Bond, B.E. Diary of a rev. "which might have been," 1980 (subj.) v. 1, p. 1 (Flight Lieutenant Jerry J. Rawlings) p. 2 (b. Accra 6/22/47) His No turning back, 1982: t.p. (J.J. Rawlings) Lumor, D.S. Le Ghana de Rawlings à travers la presse ... c1986: t.p. (Rawlings) p. 4 of cover (John Jerry Rawlings) His Selected speeches of Flt. Lt. J.J. Rawlings ... 1983- : v. 3, t.p. (Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council) Intl. WW, 1995-96 (Rawlings, Flight-Lieut. Jerry; inauguarated Pres. of Ghana, Jan. 1993) Wikipedia WWW site, Dec 13, 2006 (Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings; b. June 22, 1947, Accra; president of Ghana, June 4, 1979-Sept. 24, 1979, Dec. 31, 1981-Jan. 7, 2001) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed March 18, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Rawlings, Jerry John; Jerry Rawlings John; military officer, president of Ghana; born 22 June 1947 in Accra, Ghana; enlisted at the Military Academy and Training School, Teshie, Accra (1967); qualified as a commissioned pilot officer (1969), flight officer (1971) and flight-lieutenant (1978); led the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC); restored the country to civilian rule through democratic elections (1979); returned to power through coup d'état (1981); formed a military government named Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC); resigned from the Ghana Armed Forces (1992) and founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC); became president (1992, and 1996-2000); recipient of the World Hunger Prize (1993); two-terms chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)) CNN.com, viewed November 13, 2020 (died November 13, 2020, Accra) <https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/africa/jerry-rawlings-ghana-death-intl/index.html> |
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