She was the wife of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who di£d five years ago after leading two coups and later serving as an elected president.
Presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu confirmed that Agyeman-Rawlings di£d on Thursday morning, Oct. 23, after a brief illness.
Tributes have since poured in on social media for the former first lady, politician, and women’s rights advocate.
Her family visited President John Mahama later in the day to officially inform him of her passing. Mahama leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the party.
Ghana’s parliament adjourned in her honor as the nation prepares to officially mourn her.
Agyeman-Rawlings married Jerry Rawlings in 1977. The couple had four children, including Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, an NDC Member of Parliament.