Kuffour biography

1938—

Politician, lawyer

Kufuor, John Agyekum, photograph.

John Agyekum Kufuor—often dubbed the "gentle giant" because of his imposing height of six feet, three inches—was elected president of Ghana in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. His 2000 election victory as leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ended almost two decades of Jerry John Rawlings' rule and was hailed by various commentators as pivotal to the country's transition to democracy and as such was seen as a historic moment for the African nation. It was the first time that Ghana—the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence in 1957—witnessed one elected government hand the reins of power to another through the means of the ballot box.

Ghanaian politics coalesce around two political traditions deriving from the country's pre-independence period, the Nkrumah and the Danquah-Busia traditions. Kwame Nkrumah (1919–1972)—later to bec

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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) [1] is a Ghanaian politiciana who served as the tenth president of Ghana from 2001 to 2009.

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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, born 8 December , is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January to 7 January He was also Chairperson of the African.

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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009.

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John Agyekum Kufuor helped bring democracy back to Ghana after a long history of coups and military rulers.