He started the model school senior high school concept in which some deprived schools were upgraded to the level of some first-class senior high schools. Senior columnist for The Daily Beast and "Reagan conservative," Matt Lewis, recently offered a case for why former Vice President Mike Pence is "a dead man walking" as he considers running for . On the global stage, Kufuor actively sought the establishment of a just and equitable international social and economic order, while promoting and safeguarding the interests of Ghana through bilateral and multilateral agreements. Alternate titles: John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor. Having served two terms in power, he retired from politics in 2008. You served the people of Ghana well and you indeed left an imprint on the minds of us all. Green Ghana Day: Ex-president Kufuor, Chief Imam plant trees at Gomoa Nsuaem - Adom TV News (10-6-22)#GreenGhanaDay#AdomTVNews #AdomTV#AdomOnlineSubscribe fo. }); [31] Kufuor is the Governing Council Chairman of Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organisation based in Geneva since October 2009. [39], Kufuor has received numerous awards, including the Face-of-Good-Governance Award, Chatham House Prize, the Climate Change Award, and the World Food Program's Global Ambassador Against Hunger.[40]. !0:!1}}}function B(a,b){for(var d=0;dKufuor, Nana Owusu Afriyie IV and others at the church service. According to the office, the former first lady is alive and is in good health contrary to such reports. Former President Kufuor has added to the voice calling for its removal. AP. THE MORTAL remains of Madam Josephine Adutwumwaa Kankam, popularly called Auntie Adwoa ? This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Kufuor, Fact Monster - People - Biography of John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor. Eya, that gentleman.so painful! [24] Under Kufuor Ghana qualified for the World Cup in 2006. It claimed a team of medical doctors performed the surgery and moments after the procedure he died. [2], In 1951, he continued his primary (then called 'standard' three) education at Osei Tutu Boarding school (Osei Tutu Senior High School) from 1951 to 1953. Policy direction in Kufuor's second presidential term built on the foundations laid in the first four years. At the international level, Kufuor consolidated Ghana's position as the voice of Africa, credible peace broker, beacon of democracy (Ghana was the first country to undergo Peer Review under NEPAD's Africa Peer Review Mechanism) and responsible member of the comity[spelling?] The nicely dressed body of Auntie Adwoa was laid in state at the Apagyafie Saturday morning, and people from all walks of life came to pay their last respects to her. The Office of former President John Kufuor has debunked reports in some section of the media suggesting the supposed death of former first lady, Theresa Kufuor. [28] dv_host: "PULSE_NG", You have entered an incorrect email address! [25], President Kufuor's good governance policy led to Ghana obtaining a record $500million grant from the U.S Millennium Challenge Account for economic development. Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and Ghana ex-president Jerry John Rawlings, Kufuor's fiercest critic, were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony. of nations. Transporting someone with a spinal problem is a problem by itself. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. "":(a+"").replace(c,"")}var c=a.getAttribute("data-static-amd-map");if("string"===typeof c){if(""===c)return{}}else return null;if("undefined"!==typeof JSON&&"function"===typeof JSON.parse)return JSON.parse(c);a=/(,)|(\[|{)|(}|])|"(?:[^"\\\r\n]|\\["\\\/bfnrt]|\\u[\da-fA-F]{4})*"\s*:?|true|false|null|-?(?!0\d)\d+(?:\.\d+|)(? He helped found the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and in 1996 became the partys candidate for president. Tunisian President Dies Aged 92 / Tiger Power Is Dead, Kenya Strongest Man Dies At 72 Years (photos) (2) (3) (4), Trump To Meet his First African President This Tuesday, President Denis Sassou / How The Obama Administration Set Up The Muslim Ban For Trump To Execute / Trump Deploys iron Soldiers To Europe, Warns Russia Over Ukraine, Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10).
[2], Arriving in London on 30 April 1959, he was by June accepted into Lincoln's Inn, London (195961) to study law, becoming qualified as a barrister in one year eight months. Kufuor highest honour John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation", "Weah decorates Kufuor with Liberia's highest national award", Official website of the Government of Ghana, Official website of the Office of the President of Ghana, Interview with John Kufuor about Nigerian elections, Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, Chairpersons of the Organisation of African Unity, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Kufuor&oldid=1136805637, Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Ghanaian English, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2022, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from May 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! For the first time in Ghana's history, borrowing became so cheap and available that microfinance companies (and major banks) actually went on to the streets to encourage small-scale businessmen and women to apply for loans. We reproduce a translated transcript.Peace FM: Mr. President, how are you?Kufour: Im fine.Peace Fm: Mr President where are you now?Kufuor: Im outside the country. "===b[0])!0=== See How To Advertise. var e=[];d(a);return e}function q(a){a=a.getAttribute(f);return"string"===typeof a&&""!==a}var f="data-run-module",x="runnerBoxElementProp"+(new Date).getTime(),c=function(){if("function"===typeof window.requestAnimationFrame)return window.requestAnimationFrame;for(var a=["ms","moz","webkit","o"],b=null,c=0;c1",l);return g},set:function(){d(h+"->2",l)},configurable:f})}try{e(!1)}catch(q){try{e(!0)}catch(f){a[b]= In a statement, the former President described the reports as fake news and called on the public to completely disregard them. From 1969 to December 1971 he led Ghana's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Ministerial Meetings in Addis Ababa, and the Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Lusaka. I went to Nigeria on an invitation by the Nigerian president on its independence to speak on security, development and national transformation.From Nigeria, I went to Switzerland to speak on African business; then I travelled to Germany for an interaction on health issues where I met former presidents and Members of Parliament.Currently, I am in Norway on a similar business. Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, the former civilian President of Ghana, is dead. [8], As a Secretary for Local Government, he wrote the Local Government Policy Guidelines that were to be the foundation of the current decentralised District Assemblies. (b=f,c.exec()):d(42)},isRun:function(){return a}}}function h(a,b){function c(a){setTimeout(function(){b(a)},0)}for(var d=[],f=0;f