Former President Jerry Rawlings Buried with Full Military Honours (video)

Former President Jerry Rawlings Buried With Full Military Honours (video)

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Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana was today, buried with full military honours.

Representatives of world governments were on hand to pay their last respects.

Ahead of the final burial, a Catholic Requiem Mass was held on Sunday in his honour.

Former President Jerry Rawlings Buried with Full Military Honours (video)

In attendance was the current Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo.

Rawlings died in November 2020 at the age of 73 after contracting coronavirus.

He was Ghana’s Commander in Chief for 2 decades, first as Military Head of State and then as Civil President.

A former airforce pilot, Rawlings was given a guard of honour at the Independence Square, Accra, the nation’s capital – an arena that is considered Ghana’s victory over the British colonial rule.

Ghanaians in their numbers, trouped out earlier in the week to pay their last respects during a 2-day national mourning under strict covid19 safety protocols.

In her tribute, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, his widow said, “Your took pride in your family duties… you’re passionate and open-hearted.”

Ghana’s incumbent President, Nana Akufo-Addo described Rawlings as a “Charismatic and fearless leader

Jerry Rawlings was the son of a Scottish father and a Ghanaian mother.

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