How a US government letter to Rawlings influenced Ghana's transition from military to civilian rule

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Kwaku Tee 2 months ago

Concocted stories bcoz JJ Rawlings is dead. Adu Boahene and Co forced Rawlings to accept democracy. Even then members of PNDC tricked Ghanaians by forming NDC.Meaning they did not fully handover.

Concocted stories bcoz JJ Rawlings is dead. Adu Boahene and Co forced Rawlings to accept democracy. Even then members of PNDC tricked Ghanaians by forming NDC.Meaning they did not fully handover.
JESUS IS GOD 2 months ago

Jesus Christ loves you and wants to save you from sin and its consequences. He died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Believe in Him, accept His gift of forgiveness, and receive eternal ...
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Jesus Christ loves you and wants to save you from sin and its consequences. He died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Believe in Him, accept His gift of forgiveness, and receive eternal life! (John 3:16).ndbd
don`t care !!! © 2 months ago

He has got a job in exchange for talking shit to please, best known to him, not the unity of the party!
Victor Smith! A fool, what and who were you when Jerry John Rawlings employed you as his aide, a stomach direction, and ...
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He has got a job in exchange for talking shit to please, best known to him, not the unity of the party!
Victor Smith! A fool, what and who were you when Jerry John Rawlings employed you as his aide, a stomach direction, and a traitor
Some people are willing to betray years of friendship to get a little bit of the spotlight or them belly!

How to identify a traitor?
Changes to their normal behaviour
Mismatched Words and Actions. To trust whether someone is genuine, you should see a connection between what they say and how they say it. ...
Becoming Overly Emotional. ...
Shutting Off. ...
Avoiding Eye Contact.

someX the person you`d take a bullet 4, is standing behind the "Trigger"

The late Saint JJ Rawlings once said..."Betrayal teaches us the importance of resilience, forgiveness, and the power of moving forward with grace and strength."

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

“Betrayal is one of my biggest fears. Betrayal happens on many different levels all the time, and there is no worse feeling than realizing someone you thought you could trust has gone against you.”
Bandfo Bisi 2 months ago

You mean, your short, weak, frail and uncharismatic Adu Boahen and his cowardly friends were the ones who forced JJ....???? Chaaiiii...... even those brave, militant and daring cockroaches belonging to your fraternity were al ...
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You mean, your short, weak, frail and uncharismatic Adu Boahen and his cowardly friends were the ones who forced JJ....???? Chaaiiii...... even those brave, militant and daring cockroaches belonging to your fraternity were all subdued EASILY by Jerry! Who was Adu Boahen....???? His only activity was to look for the nearest microphone or journalist that he could cry into. When we are talking about men, you say Adu Boahen. Wo yaré ankasa!
Nana 2 months ago

They used their brain power to force Dictator Rawlings to accept democracy. It wasn't Rawlingses wish to step down.God being so good he was disgraced till death for pushing himself on us.NDC said he was a Barking Dog.

They used their brain power to force Dictator Rawlings to accept democracy. It wasn't Rawlingses wish to step down.God being so good he was disgraced till death for pushing himself on us.NDC said he was a Barking Dog.
Bandfo Bisi 2 months ago

Gyimifuor kromfuor ba @Nana bodamfuor...!!!!! So, after they have used their brain power to force Rawlings, how did the masses receive your matemeho criminals when the general elections were held..???? You were given the most ...
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Gyimifuor kromfuor ba @Nana bodamfuor...!!!!! So, after they have used their brain power to force Rawlings, how did the masses receive your matemeho criminals when the general elections were held..???? You were given the most resounding trouncing you could ever get in an election! You brainless & worthless maggot! Did you know the mass appeal and popularity of the man JJ Rawlings back then ?? If you have any thanks to give, direct it to the framers of the 1992 constitution, otherwise Rawlings was going to dominate you idiots until the time he himself will say...... "I am Tired"
Bandfo Bisi 2 months ago

Foolish boy @Kwaku Tee - you mean, your short, weak, frail and uncharismatic Adu Boahen and his cowardly friends were the ones who forced JJ....???? Chaaiiii...... even those brave, militant and daring cockroaches belonging t ...
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Foolish boy @Kwaku Tee - you mean, your short, weak, frail and uncharismatic Adu Boahen and his cowardly friends were the ones who forced JJ....???? Chaaiiii...... even those brave, militant and daring cockroaches belonging to your fraternity were all subdued EASILY by Jerry! Who was Adu Boahen....???? His only activity back then was to look for the nearest microphone or journalist he could find that he could cry into. When we are talking about real men, you say Adu Boahen. Wo yaré ankasa!
John,Tema 2 months ago

Some Ghanaians wanted Rawlings killed b4 entering the 4th Republic, but true Democrats like Adu Boahene asked for forgiveness for him.Based on NDC behaviour recently we shd have ignored Adu Boahene.Killing him and some PNDC ...
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Some Ghanaians wanted Rawlings killed b4 entering the 4th Republic, but true Democrats like Adu Boahene asked for forgiveness for him.Based on NDC behaviour recently we shd have ignored Adu Boahene.Killing him and some PNDC members would have provided the impetus for a Clean 4th Republic. NDC would have moved away from violence.
Bandfo Bisi 2 months ago

@John, w'abodam ampa! From all the many coup attempts that your people made just to be able to kill Rawlings, how did you weaklings end up..??? Rawlings SCATTERED every single one of you bastards! Crazy monster, will you peop ...
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@John, w'abodam ampa! From all the many coup attempts that your people made just to be able to kill Rawlings, how did you weaklings end up..??? Rawlings SCATTERED every single one of you bastards! Crazy monster, will you people ever think about sparing your #1 enemy if you had the chance ?? Damn you! If you want to pick a fight, look for somebody else, and not the brave warrior - JJ Rawlings
The Spear 2 months ago

You're a coward! Who could have killed JJ Rawling? Go to Recce and find out, there were more than 200 attempted coups that young man faced and crushed all of them.

Didn't Kufuor, during the beginning of presidential bid(K ...
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You're a coward! Who could have killed JJ Rawling? Go to Recce and find out, there were more than 200 attempted coups that young man faced and crushed all of them.

Didn't Kufuor, during the beginning of presidential bid(Kume preko and other sorties), pretend he was the exterminator capable or getting Rawlings executed? He tried, they tried and tried but found nothing against him.
Kufuor's NPP's double lies about Rawlings fomenting coups, Ananse Baako and South African and British Mercenaries paid to find where JJ stashed stolen money...even the Nail Rawlings Committee couldn't even ask him one question!

They could have killed Rawlings? Get to a mental asylum asap.
We are NPP 2 months ago

With or without JJ Rawllings Ghana has moved on

With or without JJ Rawllings Ghana has moved on
Opanin Kwabena Dakwa, J'burg, SA 2 months ago

You have said it all, Sir. I was one of the university students at the time of the June 4 Revolution and supported JJ's reasons for taking over power that time. However, the atrocities that came with his regime made me dislik ...
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You have said it all, Sir. I was one of the university students at the time of the June 4 Revolution and supported JJ's reasons for taking over power that time. However, the atrocities that came with his regime made me dislike his leadership, not him as a person. But one thing I give him credit for was during his time that Ghana enjoyed a long period of no-coup era, and which led to the constitutional rule Ghana is enjoying.
Roger 2 months ago

Excellent comment!

Excellent comment!
Nana Kwaku 2 months ago

@ Opanin Kwabena Dakwa
Our democracy is flawed bcoz we carried P/NDC along .Can you compare P/NDC 28yrs in power to Vladimir Putin's 21yrs of Russia?We've not made any progress bcoz the same characters are involved.Putin wi ...
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@ Opanin Kwabena Dakwa
Our democracy is flawed bcoz we carried P/NDC along .Can you compare P/NDC 28yrs in power to Vladimir Putin's 21yrs of Russia?We've not made any progress bcoz the same characters are involved.Putin within this period has economically made Russia powerful..Forbes Magazine as @ 2014 said he had produced 100 Billionaires in Russia.
Redondo 2 months ago

Hahahaha, @Nana Kwaku! How old are you? Please, wait until the time your brains mature, then you can start making academic comments on public platforms

Hahahaha, @Nana Kwaku! How old are you? Please, wait until the time your brains mature, then you can start making academic comments on public platforms
Kofi Adu 2 months ago

You have no brains to understand what Nana Kwaku is saying. Your understanding is like a three year old baby. How many years has Ndc been in power. Rawlings alone ruled Ghana for nineteen years what did Ghana benefit from his ...
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You have no brains to understand what Nana Kwaku is saying. Your understanding is like a three year old baby. How many years has Ndc been in power. Rawlings alone ruled Ghana for nineteen years what did Ghana benefit from his administration? Mahama has never done any private work except politics from Assemblyman to President. Know that PNDC =Ndc is a curse party for Ghana
Efo Juju 2 months ago

Opanin Kwabena, if you were one of the university students who through JCR phantasmagoria, imbecility and immaturity supported "let the blood flow", then you are part of the problem. And why do you have to credit Rawlings wi ...
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Opanin Kwabena, if you were one of the university students who through JCR phantasmagoria, imbecility and immaturity supported "let the blood flow", then you are part of the problem. And why do you have to credit Rawlings with the long period of no coups? There were no coups because those who were planning and fomenting the coups, Rawlings and his so called essential left- Kojo Tsikata and Co were now in power.
Zargon 2 months ago

Do you see what leniency has done to the country? Now on person can steal the countries money and buy over 30 houses, cars, land etc without any accountability. Rawlings would have killed all these greedy bastards. Currently ...
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Do you see what leniency has done to the country? Now on person can steal the countries money and buy over 30 houses, cars, land etc without any accountability. Rawlings would have killed all these greedy bastards. Currently in China, corrupt officials are being killed. Ghana is not suited for Democratic rule. We are too evil for this type of rule
TRUTH PREACHER 2 months ago

All these Bla bla bla bla, and what has the hoax called Democracy brought to Ghana and Africa ? Why can´t we be bold enough and call a spade a spade? When are we as people going to grasp and understand that the Western empir ...
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All these Bla bla bla bla, and what has the hoax called Democracy brought to Ghana and Africa ? Why can´t we be bold enough and call a spade a spade? When are we as people going to grasp and understand that the Western empire that overthrew Dr. Kwame Nkrumah´s Pan Africa ideology would never ever want us to unite and thrive. Ghanaians must wake up and stop dancing to the enemy´s tunes.
FACT 2 months ago

Don't blame Akufo-Addo
Don't blame Mahama
GALAMSEY started at the time of J J Rawlings

Don't blame Akufo-Addo
Don't blame Mahama
GALAMSEY started at the time of J J Rawlings
MindSet 2 months ago

Why didn't the USA use the same technique on Museveni of Uganda to limit his terms in office?
I get hurt when some people fail to give credit where it's due. Papa Jerry John Rawlings could have held on to power. But, with t ...
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Why didn't the USA use the same technique on Museveni of Uganda to limit his terms in office?
I get hurt when some people fail to give credit where it's due. Papa Jerry John Rawlings could have held on to power. But, with the humidity he had, he handed over power without any hesitation.
No amount of twists and turns will change the good legacy of Papa JJ.
Thankfully, we're in the 21st century
Jonas 2 months ago

Certainly there was pressure on Rawlings to allow the rule of law or democracy to take place. If he had refused then American could have supported a forceful removal of PNDC which could have resulted in a civil war. Thankfull ...
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Certainly there was pressure on Rawlings to allow the rule of law or democracy to take place. If he had refused then American could have supported a forceful removal of PNDC which could have resulted in a civil war. Thankfully we Ghanaians are sensible enough to know that scenario wouldn't have been in anybody's favour.
Efo Juju 2 months ago

Why would removal of PNDC have caused a civil war? Nobody wanted them, anyway. They were there by imposition.

Why would removal of PNDC have caused a civil war? Nobody wanted them, anyway. They were there by imposition.
JDM 2 months ago

idiot and a sucker!!!

idiot and a sucker!!!
Hon: Kweko 2 months ago

We know off course.... The West did that to facilitate getting access to natural resources and loot the country through their coward puppets .We know very well democracy is a scam...Military rule is not easy to threaten and m ...
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We know off course.... The West did that to facilitate getting access to natural resources and loot the country through their coward puppets .We know very well democracy is a scam...Military rule is not easy to threaten and manipulate....
Kwame Angel 2 months ago

Rawlings the murderer! What is the value of this story today?

Rawlings the murderer! What is the value of this story today?
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Kwame 2 months ago

Rawlings should not have made coup in 1979 and 1981.

Rawlings should not have made coup in 1979 and 1981.
The Spear 2 months ago

Well, he did! Get on with it.

Well, he did! Get on with it.
cuuj 2 months ago

Rawlings, Ewe bastard murderer now in hell.

Rawlings, Ewe bastard murderer now in hell.

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