General News of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Today June 22, 2021, marks the 74th birthday of late former President Jerry John Rawlings• Former President Rawlings died on November 12, 2020• He died at the age of 73His name is forever written in the history books of Ghana. Former President Jerry John Rawlings – the man who ushered Africa’s beacon of democracy into its current dispensation. Jerry John Rawlings was born on June 22, 1947, and lived until November 12, 2020 at the age of 73. Former President Rawlings died on November 12, 2020, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after getting admitted due to a short illness. “The tree-planting exercise will occur at President Rawlings’ alma mater to raise awareness of our collective responsibility in protecting and preserving our environment – ideals that were very dear to the heart of J.J. Rawlings.

Source: GhanaWeb June 22, 2021 12:33 UTC