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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born in Kumasi December 8, 1938) is the current president of Ghana, since January 7, 2001. He ran for election in 2000 and won, succeeding Jerry Rawlings, who defeated him when he previously ran for President in the election in 1996, and having the first peaceful transition of power in Ghana since the country's independence was declared. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 427 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1149 Ã— 1612 pixel, file size: 300 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ø§Ù„Ø¹Ø±Ø¨ÙŠØ© | | Deutsch | English | EspaÃ±ol | ÙØ§Ø±Ø³ÛŒ | FranÃ§ais | Italiano | | | | Nederlands | Polski | PortuguÃªs | | Svenska | | | | +/- File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared... Prior to independence Ghana was the British Gold Coast colony. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Alhaji Aliu Mahama (born 3 March 1946) has been Vice-President of Ghana since 7 January 2001. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. ... Districts of Ashanti Ashanti is an administrative region in central Ghana. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Ghanese political parties ... For the fish called lawyer, see Burbot. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashanti region of Ghana. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

A member of the Akan people, Kufuor is married to Theresa Kufuor (née Mensah), with whom he has had five children. Kufuor and his family belong to the Roman Catholic Church. He was educated at Osei Tutu Boarding School (1951-53), Prempeh College (1954-58), Lincoln's Inn, London (1959-1961) and Exeter College, University of Oxford (1961-1964). In the Second Republic's Parliamentary Register Kufuor lists as his hobbies and interests table tennis, reading, soccer, and film shows. On January 29, 2007, Kufuor was elected as the next and lastChairperson of the African Union for the 2007-2008 AU session The Akan people are a linguistic group of West Africa. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Prempeh College is an all-boys boarding school in Kumasi Ghana. ... Part of Lincolns Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c. ... College name Exeter College Latin name Collegium Exoniense Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister college Emmanuel College, Cambridge Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Simon Heawood Undergraduates 299 MCR President Meredith Riedel Graduates 150 Location of Exeter College within central Oxford , Homepage Boatclub Exeter College... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Chairperson of the African Union is chosen by the Assembly of the African Union, which consists of the heads of state of member countries, to serve a one-year term. ...

Early Political Life

As Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs he represented Ghana on a number of occasions. From 1969 to December, 1971, he led Ghana's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Ministerial Meetings in Addis Ababa, and the Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Lusaka. In 1970, he led the Ghanaian delegation to Moscow in the former Soviet Union, Prague (Former Czechoslovakia), and Belgrade (Yugoslavia) to discuss Ghana's indebtedness to these countries. The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ... This article is about the state. ... Flag of the Organisation of African Unity, later also used by the African Union. ... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ...

As the Spokesman on Foreign Affairs and Deputy Opposition Leader of the Popular Front Party (PFP) Parliamentary Group during the Third Republic, he was invited to accompany President Limann to the OAU Summit Conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He was also a member of the parliamentary delegation that visited the United States of America (USA) in 1981 to talk to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on Ghana's economic problems. This article is about a journal. ... Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The Popular Front Party (PFP) was the main opposition political party in Ghana during the Third Republic (1979-1981). ... For other cities of the same name, see Freetown (disambiguation). ... IMF redirects here. ... The World Bank logo The World Bank (the Bank) is a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), is a bank that makes loans to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty. ...

In January, 1982, the leadership of the All People's Party (APP), which was an alliance of all the opposition parties, advised some leading members, including the Deputy Leader of the Alliance, Alhaji Iddrisu Mahama, the General Secretary, Dr. Obed Asamoah and Mr. J. A. Kufuor to accept an invitation from the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to serve in what was purported to be a National Government. Mr. Kufuor was appointed the Secretary for Local Government in this new government. President Bush greets President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana in the Oval Office June 28, 2001. ... President Bush greets President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana in the Oval Office June 28, 2001. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... The Provincial National Defence Council was the name of the Ghanian government after the Peoples National Partys elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. ...

As a Secretary for Local Government, he wrote the Local Government Policy Guidelines that were to be the foundation of the current decentralized District Assemblies.

Presidency

On April 20, 1996, Kufuor was nominated by 1034 out of 2000 delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) drawn from all the 200 Constituencies of the Country to run for the President of Ghana on December 10, 1996. After campaigning for less than nine months, Kufuor polled 39.62% of the popular votes to Rawlings' 57% in the 1996 election. On October 23, 1998, he was re-nominated by the New Patriotic Party not only to run again for President but also to officially assume the position of Leader of the Party. is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A delegate is an individual (or a member of a group called a delegation) who represents the interests of a larger organization (e. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Ghanese political parties ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000; in the first round, held on December 7, Kufuor came in first place with 48.4%, while John Atta-Mills, Jerry Rawlings' Vice President, came in second with 44.8%, forcing the two into a run-off vote. In the second round, held on December 28, Kufour was victorious, taking 56.9% of the vote. 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in December, 2000. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... â€”Prof. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kufuor was re-elected in presidential and parliamentary elections held on December 7, 2004, earning 52.45% of the popular vote in the first round and thus avoiding a run-off, while at the same time Kufuor's party, the New Patriotic Party, was able to secure more seats in the Parliament of Ghana. [1] is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

John Kufuor's First Cabinet (Jan 2001)

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John Kufuor's Second Cabinet (Jan 2005)

John Kufuor's Third Cabinet (2006)

See also

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