Jerry Rawlings' Death
Born (Birthday) June 22, 1947
Death Date November 12, 2020
Age of Death 73 years
Cause of Death Coronavirus Disease
Place of Death Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Place of Burial Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana
Profession World Leader
The world leader Jerry Rawlings died at the age of 73. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Ghanaian leader who served as the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. He first came to power as the Head of State in 1981 after leading a successful coup d’état in May of 1979.
He was an army pilot and was sentenced to death for plotting a coup on the government of General Fred Akuffo but was spring from custody by a group of soldiers before he could be executed.
He became the African Union Envoy to Somalia in 2010.
How did Jerry Rawlings die?
According to some reports, his death was caused by complications from COVID-19. His death came nearly two months after that of his mother, Victoria Agbotui, on 24 September 2020.