On 23 October 1998 he was re-nominated by the New Patriotic Party not only to run again for president but also to officially assume the position of Leader of the Party.[10]. World Federation of Honorary Consuls' Order of the Gold Star (2008). He is popularly known as the Gentle Giant. [15] were laid to rest at the Royal Mausoleum at Dabaa, near Kumasi, last Saturday evening. younger sibling of former President Kufuor ? The Office of former President John Kufuor has debunked reports in some section of the media suggesting the supposed death of former first lady, Theresa Kufuor. !1:s.isLoad(a)},!1,33);t(r,"toUrl",function(a){if(u(a))return s.resolvePath(a, [1], The scion of a royal and an aristocratic maternal lineage, John Kufuor was born in Daaban a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, and started his primary and elementary school at the Kumasi Government School located in Asem built by Sir Gordon Guggisberg. According to him, the Prime Minister system was the. We will now be sending you a daily newsletter on news, entertainment and more. "===b[0])!0=== From 1969 to December 1971 he led Ghana's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Ministerial Meetings in Addis Ababa, and the Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Lusaka. A team of doctors were said to have. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He was also a member of the parliamentary delegation that visited the United States in 1981 to talk to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on Ghana's economic problems. Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and Ghana ex-president Jerry John Rawlings, Kufuor's fiercest critic, were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony. if(0===c.indexOf(a))return c;d(6,a+" , "+b+" -> "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E "+e);return}l.exec([h])})},0)):d(15,a)},getDeps:function(){return!0===b?m:[]},get:function(a){l.add(a)},closeDefine:function(){g=!0;!1===b&&(b=!0,l.exec([void 0]))}}}function K(a){function b(b,e,g){if(0