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the best guess at the moment is the spinal problem. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Ghana has yet to experience your kind of leadership after your exit. the Manhyia South MP, were present. Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Foreign Affairs / Ghanas Ex-president Kufuor Is Dead (763 Views), Robert Trump Is Dead! cookieInfo: '', An aspiring flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwadwo Poku has said former President Kufuor's administration restored hope and stabilized the economy. 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). "===n[0]){var k=[];B(c,function(a){k.push(a)});B(n,function(a){". President John Agyekum Kufuor The spokesperson for Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has debunked rumours that the former head of state is dead in South Africa. return a[x]}function g(){function a(){if(!0===b)for(;0
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the real cause. Available via the MIT or new BSD license. [3][2] At Prempeh College from 1954 to 1958, he schooled from Form 1 to Form 5. He was known for using his language whenever he was campaigning in his native Ashanti Region. His social vision was focused on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing them. Kufuor spent the rest of the decade as a private citizen until Ghana returned to democratic politics in 1992. 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