Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings
Agyeman-Rawlings in 2016
First Lady of Ghana
In office
31 December 1981 – 7 January 2001
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byFulera Limann
Succeeded byTheresa Kufuor
In office
4 June 1979 – 24 September 1979
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byEmily Akuffo
Succeeded byFulera Limann
Personal details
Born
Nana Konadu Agyeman

(1948-11-17) 17 November 1948 (age 76)
Cape Coast, Ghana
Spouse
(m. 1977; died 2020)
ChildrenZanetor Agyeman-Rawlings
EducationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Known forFirst Lady, presidential candidate, and 31st December Women's Movement leader

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (born 17 November 1948)[1][2] is a Ghanaian politician and the widow of former President Jerry Rawlings. She was First Lady of Ghana from 4 June 1979 to 24 September 1979 and from 31 December 1981 to 7 January 2001.[2][3] In 2016, she became the first woman to run for President of Ghana. In 2018, she launched her book titled It Takes a Woman.[4]

  1. ^ "Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, Mrs". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Photos: Meet Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100". Glitz Africa Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Nana Konadu out with first book "It takes a woman"". Graphic Online. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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