Jerry John Rawlings, in his own words- BBC Africa
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- Ghana's longest-serving leader, former flight lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who died on 12 November 2020, had an enduring legacy as 'the man of the people'.
He twice seized power in Ghana but returned the country to democratic control.
Through decades of speeches and interviews, this is how he spoke of his vision for Ghana and for Africa.
Video produced by Miriam O'Donkor.
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He changed history of Ghana forever.Ghana is one of best democratic country on earth because of him
This guy was a horrible person.. he butchered and executed the lives of innocent judges and civilians
Ghana was a democratic state and voted limann in 79. Elections would have been held until he overthrew limann. He was pressured by the west to go democratic rule
"Christianise Me If You May, But Don't Westernise Me"
JJ Rawlings
For those who keep asking what he did for Ghana
1. He transformed Ghana's economy.
How??? We were on the brink of not being able to feed ourselves as a nation. He brought back the hope of self sustenance through agriculture. This sector was being killed by the corrupt military leaders who preceeded him. Ghana was over reliant on importation of foreign goods, food, and services. He changed that. Google up how much countries spend on importing food and tell me that doesn't shape an economy.
2. Regularisation of market prices. When greedy Bastards who only think of their pockets hike prices of food, the poor masses suffer. Of course, it wouldn't mean anything to you because you hardly care for the poor (if not, you'd have seen what JJ did).
3. There was no rule of law in the country. The rich especially, did whatever they so pleased. The country was filled with nepotism and favoritism. Military rulers before him messed up the economy greatly. Just as the colonial masters wanted. Rawlings changed that narrative.
4. There was no accountability to any one for those in power prior to his presidency. People were looting and stealing national monies with impunity.
5. He really fought corruption to its barest minimum during the revolution. Let's think of this: how come a government official/worker (who is the son/daughter of a poor man/they have no inheritance) who has only worked for about 4 years have about ¢9,000,000 in his bank account when he's only paid ¢1000??? Moreover, they were questioned and they couldn't tell where they legally acquired that amount of money.
Isn't such a person embezzling state funds and therefore corrupt??? Isn't their action causing the poor masses to starve, have lower standards of living in life, and thereby killing them off systematically?
Why would you feel pity for a man/woman who doesn't care whether the other millions of citizens are fed or not when he's tried and executed?
6. He brought renewed hope to the people. He gave us a sense of belonging, a national identity and a spirit of African-ism.
7. When you become a leader and you hear that some people want to kill/eliminate you or are trying so hard to pull your efforts down, don't act, laugh with them, invite them for dinner, and pay for the construction of their bullets okay???
Millions love him for who he is, of course he had his flaws, and you'll have your flaws when you're put on a throne.
It's only the descendants and associates of corrupt military leaders, benefactors of unfair trade dealers/deals and traitors who wanted him dead or fail in his quest(albeit, they were sorted and executed) will always have a problem with him or fail to hail his achievements.
NB: He killing corrupt people was as a result of the majority of the nation crying "LET THE BLOOD FLOW".
Go read it up or better still, find you a neutral person to educate you on it.
The people ASKED for it and it was for the good of the nation.
He might have even been a murderer and but when u hear corruption and those greedy leaders they had what was coming to him. Ghana was going to be a shithole without this man.
You wasted space by typing things that arent factual. This man did nothing but close down Ghanaian owned businesses all over Ghana and sold almost all our state-owned businesses to foreigners. This includes selling Ghana telecom to his wife for pennies.When we were hit with inflation rather than getting experts to work on the issue he foolishly blamed traders for charging high prices and went about killing anyone who did not sell at his proposed price. Even his own aid Kwamen Ahwoi wrote a book called " working with Rawlings" where he categorically states Rawlings didn't have a plan to rule the nation.
@@kwaku8948
Nonsense he brought sanity, the price hikes ,kakabule , and destroyed state capture
What akuffo adoo and his cronies are doing today is what he stopped back then
@@kwaku8948
You are a fool
You don't even know your history because you family who wanted a monopoly and didn't have their way lied to you
Ofui
You got it❤ well said brother man.
He was not perfect but did have good intentions for Ghana and Africa; RIP
No human being has ever been perfect
Yea agree nobody is perfect
Am a Ghanaian Born in1987, i lived from childhood to early teen throughout his rule and i can tell you in confidence that more than 70% of ghanaian support and loved this man even after his term of office. Even ghanaian musicians, movie stars kept singing about his leadership style
This shows you are a kid and no nothing
One of the absolute best things that Ghana has ever produced...
I am so very proud to of him, his many achievements, and his legacy. Funny thing is, I'm not even a Ghanaian
Proud that he killed so many Ghanaians?
“Don’t sing songs in praise of me”
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Awwww
May He RIP
He doesn’t deserve it.
😅😢😮😊
What many dont know is he is also responsible for greatly improving Agricultural production in Ghana, he met up with Norman Borluag in the 80s to map out a key strategy of growing hibreed corn and reducing malnutrition. There were many facets to JJ, but one common factor which was he wanted to improve things for all.
Tell them they know shit about JJ, rather saying he rule Ghana 🇬🇭 for 19 years and did nothing,
JJ was mass murderer, Ok? Why are you trying to rewrite history
@@jowusu73 at least he was murdering corrupt people
Rest in eternal peace big man.... Can't judge him.. he was human like all of us.... Prayers to family and Ghanaian people as a whole.....
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In that he is Correct; AFRICA IS THE CONTINENT OF THE FUTURE 🤔👍🏾💖🌺
We just missed a hero in Ghana and Africa. R.I.P Papa J you will forever remains in our heart. So sad to loss you but God knows best.
We will miss you....because you a man of your words, Rast in peace
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It was a true hero and an example to all Africa
People that dont know their History. For them he was a hero. For me he was a Murder and a Thief
@@kwabenatree people that listening 🎧 to a one side of a story to them he was a murder
@@patriciaafriyie2965 Which side? My father was on his kill list.
@@kwabenatree OH okay my uncle told me that. We the soldiers around him or working for him some wants him dead so your father was among oh okay
@@kwabenatree so your father was one of the people who wants him dead right, like how JJ found the letter that, afrifa and achampong wrote about JJ, haha now it's clear
One side of a story hmmmm, JJ has a big secret to tell for some bitchs to listen, I thank God for the age that he get before dieing, not what Ghana 🇬🇭 some people want him to surfer before
A man of two sides. RIP
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Yes. Like everyone
He fights for all of us. I have never seen a man like him. he never afraid of nothing R. I.P PaPa J 😭😭😭🙏
He fight for us when?
YES he did,
He was my hero
@@hannahharrison9537 What did JJ do for Ghana? He rule Ghana for 19 years. Ghanaians were not even allowed to own toilets in their homes. And this man is your hero.
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He did a lot for Ghana,we love him,we praised him,and he fought against western domination,neo colonialism,He did his best,he Came From humble background and worked his ways to the top,he had his flaws,and his best times,we salute you,flight L. J J Rawling.....😻😻😻😻
Rest in paradise hero and watch over us from above ⛅️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾the world will miss you JJ
You , will miss him not the world .speak for yourself.
May his soul rest in peace.
You saved Ghana.
@@stephengyaesusefah1151 may his soul rest in peace yes but, think about your self. He was for himself and his family not ghana. Don't forget he was an outlaw.
Lastkiller!❤
There has never been any Ghanaian as courageous as this man💯
What a man. Hero Forever!!! R.I.P Jerry John Rawlings
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One of our Greats has gone😞😞 RIP JJ Rawlings! You will be missed.
He was one of the two to make coup and be accepted and loved by Mwalimu Julius Nyerere the other one being Thomas Sankara. Nyerere never believed in Military rules but accepted these 2. Rest In Peace JR
He was a great leader. An epitome of true leader Africans need.
12 November 2020 was one of my saddest days, and one of Africa’s darkest days because of the death of a giant Pan-Africanist, an African statesman, an eloquent and a charismatic galant son of Africa Flight Lieutenant John Jerry Rawlings. You built the highway of democracy in Ghana, and made Ghana what it is today. We the Pan-Africanists will dearly miss you because you loved Ghana and Africa so much. I salute you. May your soul rest in eternal peace..🇬🇭 🇬🇭🇬🇭💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿.
😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥 I still can’t believe he is gone
Rest in Peace JJ. Like every human being, you had your strengths and your weaknesses. One thing I admire as an African, as a leader, you loved your country.
A character trait that most African leaders do not have. I do hope God forgives your sins.
The great man who ever lived.
Forever in our heart.
A very big lost to Africa and Ghana. He was so much emotional and patriotic
Africa didn't lose anything
Yes he was
@@otikokoso1956 thank you
I am Nigerian. I love him.
So am I, he’s awsome
Some Nigerians loves everything includes Dictators, 419 and Boko Haram, Rawlings was a murderer
@@justiceappiah3060 Sir, but he helped to fix Ghana. I thought he helped to clean corruption in Ghana. This I read in the news media
@@justiceappiah3060 can't you see you are fighting a lost battle? No amount of your hate words will ever change who Jerry was. Please get a life.
@@winningpaths3191 don't worry yourself over Appiah, he is just a hater.
Very sad to hear of his passing away. A great loss to Ghana and Africa. RIP 🙏🏾
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So of all his quotations, BBC was only interested in "ordinary hungry Ghanaian"?.
Well, to your disappointment Ghanaians are not hungry anymore.
The desire to travel outside for greener pastures has greatly reduced. Rather, Ghanaians outside the country,
foreigners and our brothers in diaspora are moving back to Ghana for good. The story has changed.
YES the story have change because the world is not going back it's going forward, some people told Beyonce the same thing when she released the black is King album , she thought African's are still hunting still sitting on trees
Are you sure?
Ei
“Let me assure you, Africa can work” JJ Rawlings
A fine leader and a great human being.
rest in power
He is our HERO, the Ghanaian and Africa HERO forever remembered
make my see my day dear
Who’s hero?
Kwantwi if you are blind plx shut your mouth.
Rest in Power, Papa J 🙏
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One of few military leaders in Africa to hand over power peaceful to a democratic elected government and had brought peace and prosperity in Ghana
God bless his soul
He will be greatly missed. We love you papa Jay
A very great loss. May he rest peacefully.
Africa is the continent of the future. The westerners knew this so have always kept us down buh u can’t keep a fighter down forever. We r fighters in heart so we will keep coming back no matter how many times they put us down. I’m proud to be African ❤
He was a great man and he shall be remember as such.
Great leather!
I met him in Ghana, while he drived a car by himself, in traffic... No driver!
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Even as Chairman of the PNDC in the eigthies, he used to ride a motorcycle around Accra alone., with no security details visible. He was a man of the people.. May his soul rest in peace...
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Ah well
Your Legacy lives on.
One of the greatest African leader in history. Ghanaian should remain grateful to him. Rest in peace.
Really appreciation him coming into our life.
Just that he shouldnt have been guided by slave master.
He could have done more for us.
May he rest in peace💥
He was my hero
Rest in peace great Man,
A good man. Rip Jerry.
Papa J, rest well. You can never be forgotten.
Ghana sure does raise a good number of pan-africanists..
cc need your help 10ghc for save me
You did ur best great Rawlings! Ur legacy lives on✌✌✌✌
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"Dont sing songs in parise of me..sing in praise of Ghana and Africa, the black man"...that's how selfless he was.
@@patriciaafriyie2965 kindly read the comment again. The word used was "SELFLESS" not "SELFISH"
@@davidsondehar56 oh okay so sorry am ashame thanks so much 😌
Oh so sorry my bad 😳
@@davidsondehar56 thanks for correcting me my bad 😳
@@patriciaafriyie2965 No need to be ashamed madam. Common mistake any of us could have made. Thank goodness we have each other to learn from. #Bless
Rest in peace great Man.
We love him, he’s a legend and forever live in our memories 🥰🙏🏽😍
Very inspiring
Great man
we miss you rawlings!
This Man hmmmmm
I salute you
We lost an Hero.
We lost a Thief
@@kwabenatree we lost a hero and have some respect
@@kwabenatree
It's in your own side.
@@adamusafiyanu9543 If your father was on his kill list will you see him as a hero?
@@kwabenatree
And since he killed some corrupted people just because he want us(the masses)get better life.
I must see him as a hero.
Rest in power my brother. B1!
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Ghana 🇬🇭 lost a great and brave man 😭
❤️
He was perfect
Loved by many, hated by a few.
Say what you will but this man stood for democracy.
Leave them let them talk nonsense
Keep such comments under low because some people have lost alot under him before 1992 and will/can never forgive him. #RIPRawlings
He was my hero
Rest in peace Papa J
Africa lost a gaint. May his soul rest in peace
Rest well papa J
It is worth mentioning that not many African leaders are willing to willingly give up power and transition from military rule to a democratic and constitutional government. However, this particular leader accepted the verdict of the people and relinquished power without any fuss. It is also worth mentioning that he never kept any foreign bank accounts or sold public properties to his friends and family. This is a rare feat among African leaders.
Your name will be forever.
May god grant u successfully in parada's
Indeed Africa can work
A big lost to Africa and mostly we the youths
Our fighter and only person that our thieves called leaders were always afraid of
He is gone and they can now use the youths to sweet their house and made us waste to our rights
Rest on sir
IM STILL SO IN LOVE WITH JJR. I wonder how Nana will feel after losing such a FANTASTIC MAN! 😭😭😭
@@Sunnysuzuki she's ok. She has so many businesses to comfort her.
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@@Sunnysuzuki don't worry they are very very rich family.
Say it again
RIP 🙏🏿🇬🇭
Rest in peace sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Rest in Peace Jerry Rawlings
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It was great president
Rest in Peace Mr. President. Africa has lost a great leader.
Greatest Ever
I grew up in Kumasi, and I kid you not. They did not like him there, I grew up brainwashed to hate him as the devil. But as I grew older, and got to know Ghana, got to experience the real Ghana, failed state institutions, and the inept leaders!! galamsey, pollution, armed robbery, lack of security, corrupt judges, corrupt politicians, corrupt chiefs, corrupt security apparatus, unstable power, unstable currency, unemployment and general lack of hope for any youth!!
I now understand why Jerry Rawlings did what he did in 1979 and 1981!! I get it now.... and I agree with him.
Papa J, RIP.
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Rest in peace Papa jj
REST IN PEACE.
RIP good father #RawllingsJohn
RIP
True African legend has fallen 😢
PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES OF PRESIDENT JERRY JOHN RAWLINGS. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE!
R.I.P BRO
Blessed memories of Hero
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..
Africa is indeed the continent of the future.
WHAT A LION !
Repose en paix, JJ.
He did well for Africa, and will always be remembered as an African Hero.
Rest in peace jerry rawlings,a true african icon
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The chief cornerstone that people rejected Jerry had a vision for Africa but big man syndrome from other African leaders stood on his way he never realized or used his full potential just like his commrades Thomas Sankara, Tom Mboya, and even Kwame Nkurmah and Col Gadafi
Jerry used only 20 percent of his talent and Africa abandoned him including his own country Ghana.
Where's the full interview
He is our peace now we don't know who can give Ghanaians peace
Powerful pan African.
Best ever!!!
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These so called colonial masters never like him
True. They want you to be their little puppet.
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Papa may your soul rest in peace 😱😰😱
Great leader, africa has lost its son
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May u RIP
He was a great man R.I.P. PRESIDENT RAWLINGS!!
Rest in peace Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings AKA JJ