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Theresa married John Kufuor when he was at age 23 after they met at a Republic Day Anniversary Dance in London in 1961. They got married in 1962. [6] She had five children with John Kufuor, former president of Ghana; [7] J. Addo Kufuor, Nana Ama Gyamfi, Saah Kufuor, Agyekum Kufuor and Owusu Afriyie Kufuor. [8]
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. [2] He was the fifth chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008 [3] and his victory over John Atta Mills at the end of Jerry Rawlings' second term marked the first transition of power in Ghana from a democratic party to another democratic party.
President: John Agyekum Kufuor: Preceded by: Incumbent: Succeeded by: Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi: Personal details; Born 13 June 1955 (age 69) Manya Kpogunor: Nationality: Ghanaian Political party: National Democratic Congress: Children: four: Alma mater: Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, GIMPA: Occupation: Business man ...
Children: 4: Relatives: Kwamina B. Dickson (brother) ... John Agyekum Kufuor who was President of Ghana at the time and John Atta Mills who was a colleague at the ...
She is a lawyer and was from January 2005 to January 2009 Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana under President John Kufuor. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, appointed to the office by President Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January 2017 to 7 January 2021. [ 5 ]
In July 2002, he was appointed by President John Agyekum Kufuor to serve as Ghana's ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, stationed at Rabat. He served from 2002 to 2009. [7] He presented his letter of credence to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco on 4 February 2009. [1]
The presidency of John Kufuor began on 7 January 2001 and ended on 7 January 2009 after he was inaugurated as the 2nd President of the Fourth Republic. Kufuor was a New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate. He won the 2000 Ghanaian general election after defeating National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate John Atta Mills by earning 56.9% of the ...
Under the current Constitution the president is head of both state and government. [13] [17] The president is directly elected and serves a four-year term that expires at the next general election; a president may serve a maximum of two terms. In the event of a vacancy, the vice-president serves the remaining time as the president. [18]