John Kufuor, in full John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, (born December 8, 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now Ghana]), Ghanaian businessman and politician who served as president of Ghana (200109). !0:!1}}}function B(a,b){for(var d=0;d
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President of Ghana, is dead. Ghana in the year 1965 at the behest of his mother who (having already bought a first-class ticket for his return) wished him to practice in Africa. After hundreds of people had taken turns to pay their last respects to Auntie Adwoa, the body was sent to the St. Cyprians Anglican Church in Kumasi for a memorial service. In a statement, the former President described the reports as fake news and called on the public to completely disregard them. .image-wrapper{position:relative;display:inline-flex}.image-wrapper::after,.image-wrapper::before{background-image:var(--noscript-src);content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:0;bottom:0;right:0;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center} He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday morning following surgical operation on his spine. Nairaland - Copyright 2005 - 2023 Oluwaseun Osewa. The Office of former President John Kufuor has refuted reports in some section of the media suggesting the supposed death of former first lady, Theresa Kufuor. In the second round, held on 28 December, Kufuor was victorious, taking 56.9% of the vote. 13.02.2014 LISTEN . [3][2] At Prempeh College from 1954 to 1958, he schooled from Form 1 to Form 5. But speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, February 23, the former Press Secretary of former President John Kufuor said nobody deserves preferential treatment in . He was called to the bar in 1961 at Lincolns Inn, London, and then studied at the University of Oxford, where in 1964 he earned a masters degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. THE MORTAL remains of Madam Josephine Adutwumwaa Kankam, popularly called Auntie Adwoa ? Re: Ghana's Ex-president, Kufuor Is Dead!!! (b=!0,m=e,setTimeout(function(){y.requireModulesWithModuleBase(a,e,function(){var b=Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,0);try{h=q.apply(null,b)}catch(e){d(14,a+" -> "+e);return}l.exec([h])})},0)):d(15,a)},getDeps:function(){return!0===b?m:[]},get:function(a){l.add(a)},closeDefine:function(){g=!0;!1===b&&(b=!0,l.exec([void 0]))}}}function K(a){function b(b,e,g){if(0