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Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.

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Jerry Rawlings

Leader of Ghana in 1979 and 1981–2001

Jerry John Rawlings was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator, and politician who led the country briefly in 1979 and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a repressive military junta until 1993 and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana. He was the…
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Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Ghana)

Government

The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the military junta that seized power in Ghana from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979.
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