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LIVE UPDATES: How Ghanaians are reacting to Former President Jerry John Rawlings’ demise
Former President Jerry John Rawlings is dead, GhanaWeb can confirm.
The former president GhanaWeb understands passed on, today, November 12, 2020 after a brief illness.
According to state-owned Daily Graphic, the former President had been on admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for about a week for an undisclosed ailment. He was 73.
It will be recalled that Mr Rawlings recently lost and buried his mother last month.
Jerry John Rawlings was born in Accra on 22nd June, 1947, to a Ghanaian mother from Dzelukope, near Keta, in the Volta Region, and a Scottish father.
Many Ghanaians are yet to come to terms with the news. Others in the midst of the shock are flooding social media pages with glowing tributes.
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Oh how 😣😣 ,Former President Rawlings ? Pls cancel this year 😢
— Madina K Camp💙🇬🇭🦁 (@YungWayy_) November 12, 2020
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Rest Well Former President. Rawlings Papa J. The last person i want hear him speak is kwaku baako. 😔 💔 pic.twitter.com/vR7SPENcZp
— Gιg Тнoмpѕon 🇬🇭 (@gigabytte_) November 12, 2020
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Eeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiii Former President Rawlings Ooooh very sad news of his passing,RIP Dr. Boom
— Araba Amoah (@ArabaAmoah3) November 12, 2020
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Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. R.I.P Ex President Rawlings
— Anthony Otoo (Ph.D.) (@anthony_otoo) November 12, 2020
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I will never forget casually running into President Rawlings at the Volta Hotel in Akosombo. Like literally sitting down at the bar and having a chat because that’s how the guy was. Low profile some times and just the general jolly fellow. #ripRawlings
— Amara Nwankpa (@Nwankpa_A) November 12, 2020
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Sad day sad day 😞 Former President Rawlings gone 😭 pic.twitter.com/bu5mRCVo9L
— Frethas Wangh (@LFrethas) November 12, 2020
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This can’t be true Charlie … Former president Rawlings????
May his soul Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/iYAMfVYm0t
— Wo wofa Kojo💥 (@kojo_mufasah) November 12, 2020
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