Category: History

The Many Faces of JJ Rawlings – My Hero

November 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

In June 1979, Ghana was at a cross road, another military group was attacked. A young Air force pilot who a few weeks ago, awaiting assassination, was rescued by his colleagues and was going to help the people to June 4th revolution. He would be part of the group who would revolutionize Ghana. His name, was Jerry John Rawlings.

He gave this quote while awaiting assassination:

“I am not an expert in economics, and I am not an expert in law. But I am an expert in working on an empty stomach while wondering when and where the next meal will come from. I know what it feels like to go to bed with a headache, for want of food in the stomach”

He was born on the 22nd of June, 1947 in Accra Ghana. In March 1968, he started his training for the Flying school. Because of his skills, he won the Speed Bird trophy, and then became part of the Air force in April 1978. The early years of Ghana’s independence were full of joy because of the first President in Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. He was set to catapult the country to glory. But he wasn’t being supported any more, and he said that Ghana would only be a one party state. Kwame Nkrumah went to Vietnam and China, 1966, he was overthrown from his job because of him being disliked everywhere.

Jerry J. Rawlings, military and political leader in Ghana who twice (1979, 1981) overthrew the government and seized power. His second period of rule (1981–2001) afforded Ghana political stability and competent economic management.

From that day onward, he became a hero for doing the right thing. Later, he and his men formed a group called the A.F.R.C (Armed Forces Revolutionary Council). Rawlings and his Armed Forces Revolutionary Council ruled for 112 days, during which time the former heads of state, Gen. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong and Lieut. Gen. Frederick W.K. Akuffo, were tried and executed. Rawlings then yielded power to a freely elected civilian president, Hilla Limann, who promptly retired Rawlings from the air force.

The quality he possesses makes him a hero

BARACK OBAMA

October 7, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Barack Obama originated from Kenya, were his dad stayed until he got a scholarship and was able to come here to study in the America, where he met Obama’s mum, Ann. She was an American anthropologist who specialized in economic anthropology and rural development. Obama junior was born in August 4, 1961 and was the first born. He married Michelle had two daughters, called “Malia” and “Sasha”.

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Barack Obama is one of the world’s greatest leaders, because he not only cares for his country, but he also doesn’t take advantage and make promises he can’t keep. He wanted to study law, so he went to . He studied in Colombia University and also studied law in Harvard law school.

Barack Obama’s qualities are a lot : He is fair, he cares for the country, people like him and he only makes promises he can keep. These are the qualities of a good leader. Barack Obama received national attention during his campaign in 2004 and won it. He also started his campaign in 2007 and was rewarded later with the 2009 Nobel peace prize laureate.

During his first years in office, Obama signed into law economic stimulus legislation in response to the Great Recession in the form of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. Other major domestic initiatives in his first term included the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often referred to as “Obama care”; the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; and they Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010.

It is his 8th year in power now and there is an election coming up.