Nana Agyeman: Jerry Rawlings’ Widow Bows Out
World news headlines and social media are filled with tributes to Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, Ghana's former first lady, politician, and women's rights advocate, who died at 76.
Nana Agyeman-Rawlings was the widow of Ghana's longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who died five years ago. He led two coups and was twice elected president in multiparty polls.
Ghanaians are paying tribute to a woman they describe as an "Amazon" who carried on gracefully after her husband's passing. Agyeman-Rawlings also had political ambitions, but lost her bid to become the NDC's presidential candidate in 2012.
She was an Amazon
Author's summary: Tributes pour in for Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings.