Hilla Limann
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Hilla Limann J.W.S. de-Graft Johnson | |
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Preceded by | Jerry Rawlings (Head of state) |
Succeeded by | Jerry Rawlings (Head of state) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gwollu, Gold Coast | 12 December 1934
Died | 23 January 1998 Accra, Ghana | (aged 63)
Political party | People's National Party |
Spouse | Fulera Limann |
Education | London School of Economics University of London (BA) Sorbonne University (Dipl.) University of Paris (PhD) |
Hilla Limann,
Education
Limann, whose original last name was Babini, was born in the northern
Foreign service
Dr. Limann worked as the head, Europe Desk,
Politics
Following the 1979
Dr. Limann assumed office as president on 24 September 1979. He was an economic moderate, and supported democratic values and Pan-Africanism. He was deposed in a coup by Rawlings on 31 December 1981. He thus was the only president of the third republic of Ghana.[7]
In 1992, at the end of the
Addendum
After the handover ceremony in 1979, Military intelligence personnel consistently reported destabilising activities of former members of the
Death and burial
Limann had chronic health problems and later died of natural causes. He was survived by his wife, Fulera Limann, and seven children: Lariba Montia (née Limann), Baba Limann, Sibi Andan (née Limann), Lida Limann, Daani Limann, Zilla Limann and Salma Limann. He was buried at private burial ceremony in his home town, Gwollu in the Sisala District of the Upper West Region at midnight on 1 March 1998. A government delegation led by the then Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu were present to mourn with the family.[8]
Hilla Limann Foundation
The Hilla Limann Foundation is a charity that was launched on the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of his presidency in September 2019. Its aims are to end the abuse of human rights through education, championing the cause of human development for the poor and vulnerable, engender enlightenment about true democracy and promote the awareness of human rights.[9]
Honours
Limann was honoured with the
See also
References
- ^ "Dr. Hilla Limann – Public Records And Archives Administration Department". Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Hilla Limann". The Independent. 2011-10-22. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b "Dr Hilla Limann, Biography". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Damwah, Agape Kanyiri (June 2011). Dr. Hilla Limann 1934 – 1998: His life and times (Thesis thesis). university of cape coast.
- ISBN 9781316299579. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ a b "Elections in Ghana". African Elections Tripod. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Book Review: A Short History of the Third Republic". GhanaWeb. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "DR. LIMANN BURIED". GhanaWeb. 3 March 1998. Archived from the original on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "PNC marks 40th anniversary of Limann's presidency". GraphicGhana. 2019-09-26. Archived from the original on 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Limann knighted by Queen". Ghana News. 10 (6). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 4. June 1981. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Блокови стварају кризе". Borba (in Serbian). 61: 7. 23 January 1982.