you are not serious. what has Akoto done as far as PFJ is concerned? Former Massachusetts Gov. Some of them wailed uncontrollably as they filed past the motionless body of their beloved Auntie Adwoa. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [30], On 21 September 2009, he delivered the prestigious Legatum Pericles Lecture at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Eyewitness? .then(function (registration) { He is a Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons,[27] and has openly professed his membership as a Freemason since being a young lawyer. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. He called for an amendment of the 1992 Constitution to replace the Council of with the Chamber. The rumour about Mr Kufuor s death was all over the country, with people placing calls to close contacts. [34] In September 2018 the foundation set up the Kufuor Young Entrepreneurs Network (K-YEN). [33], Since November 2011, Kufuor has been the first high-level chair of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. adsNoBanner: 1, 133.18.228.216 This socio-economic vision was encapsulated in the Five Priority Areas Programme, viz., the pursuit of good governance, modernisation of agriculture for rural development, private sector participation, enhanced social services and vigorous infrastructure development. When Kufuor was sworn in on 7 January 2001,[11] it marked the first time in Ghana's history that an incumbent government had peaceful transition of power to the opposition. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). After completing his education, Kufuor returned to Ghana and launched his political career. Kufuor was the 7th of 10 children of Nana Kwadwo Agyekum, an Asante royal, and Nana Ama Dapaah, a queen mother. peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana, 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media. Kufuor's foreign policy was underpinned by what he termed "economic diplomacy". [29] In September 2009, Kufuor spoke in the Netherlands at a Dutch government event to mark '60 years of development aid' at the invitation of Dutch Minister Bert Koenders, which was attended by nearly 2,000 people. Reports on social media on Monday, suggested the former president who was seeking medical care at Johannesburg in South Africa, died after a spine operation. 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Welcome to the Pulse Community! Born John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor on December 8, 1938, he was a retired Ghanaian politician and statesman who served as President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. 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What a great loss to Ghana and the entire black continent. 141Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. Speaking to Citi News, an aide to the former president, Dr. Kwabena Osei Adubofour . Kufuor ran on a platform that emphasized improving the Ghanaian economy and educational system and capitalized on the mood of voters who were ready for a change in leadership. !1,g=!1,m=null,h=null,l=H(!1);return{isDefine:function(){return b},setDefine:function(e,q){!0===g?d(45,a):!1===b? Former President Kufuor has added to the voice calling for its removal. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Kufuor was reported to be uninjured. Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and Ghana ex-president Jerry John Rawlings, Kufuor's fiercest critic, were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony. Whenever i think of Ghana, this is the first face that comes to mind. We will now be sending you a daily newsletter on news, entertainment and more. According to him, the ex-president is alive and kicking and will be joining the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate at Akropong for the constituency campaign launch in the Eastern Region. f&&(c.readyState="interactive");c.onreadystatechange=function(){"loaded"!==c.readyState&&"complete"!==c.readyState||d()};return c}var h={};return{load:function(b,a){if(u(b)){if(! In this episode of Foot Prints, Samuel Attah-Mensah interviews Former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, as the former president tells his story on C. Today is the birthday of former president of the Republic of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, aka the Gentle Giant. }); Her body had since been deposited at the morgue for autopsy. [31] Kufuor is the Governing Council Chairman of Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organisation based in Geneva since October 2009. [22][23], He renovated the Accra Sports Stadium and the Baba Yara Stadium as well as built the Essipong and Tamale stadium in 2008 to host the CAN 2008. Kufuor won the runoff election, capturing 57 percent of the vote. He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday morning following surgical operation on his spine. See How To Advertise. 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Ghana's ex-President Kufuor is dead Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, the former civilian President of Ghana, is dead. In July 2009, Kufuor became a member of the SNV Netherlands Development Organization International Advisory Board to contribute his expertise to the organization's poverty reduction work. [2], In 1951, he continued his primary (then called 'standard' three) education at Osei Tutu Boarding school (Osei Tutu Senior High School) from 1951 to 1953. [9], On 20 April 1996 Kufuor was nominated by 1034 out of 2000 delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) drawn from all the 200 Constituencies of the Country to run for the President of Ghana on 10 December 1996. dv_path: "NEWS/WORLD", Kufuor was involved in a car accident during his presidency on 14 November 2007, in which another car collided with his, causing it to roll over several times. dlApi = { Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000; in the first round, held on 7 December, Kufuor came in first place with 48.4%, while John Atta-Mills, Jerry Rawlings' Vice-president, came in second with 44.8%, forcing the two into a run-off vote. Tunisian President Dies Aged 92, Tiger Power Is Dead, Kenya Strongest Man Dies At 72 Years (photos), www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/ghanas-ex-president-kufuor-dead/, Trump To Meet his First African President This Tuesday, President Denis Sassou, How The Obama Administration Set Up The Muslim Ban For Trump To Execute, Trump Deploys iron Soldiers To Europe, Warns Russia Over Ukraine. His administration is said to have received the most financial assistance in the history of Ghana, due essentially to donors' distrust for the military governments before it, as well as those with some military connections. Though Kufuor lost to Rawlings in the national election that year, the NPP nominated him again to stand in the December 2000 election. President Kufuor, Nana Owusu Afriyie IV and others at the church service. [2], Arriving in London on 30 April 1959, he was by June accepted into Lincoln's Inn, London (195961) to study law, becoming qualified as a barrister in one year eight months. Also in 2009, he served on the High Level Commission on the Modernization of World Bank Group Governance, which under the leadership of Ernesto Zedillo conducted an external review of the World Bank Group's governance. He helped found the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and in 1996 became the partys candidate for president. According New Mail, quoting Reuters, Kufuor was flown to South Africa to receive medication after complaining bitterly about an excruciating pain at the spinal cord. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. - Former president Jerry John Rawlings has been confirmed dead - He died on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Korle Bu - Kufuor has joined the list of high-profile Ghanaian personalities and statesmen who have reacted to the death of late head of state. 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