Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings Dies at Ridge Hospital Aged 76
- Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital
- Agyeman-Rawlings was the First Lady of Ghana from June 4, 1979, to January 7, 2001, across military and civilian governments
- She was known for her commitment to gender rights and advocacy on women’s empowerment and social development
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Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at Ridge Hospital in Accra.
She was 76 years old. The Rawlings family has yet to release a statement on the passing.
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A National Democratic Congress executive and government appointee relayed news of the passing to YEN.com.gh earlier on October 23.
"The sad news happened a while ago at the Ridge Hospital in Accra," the executive noted.
State news agencies like GNA and GBC have also reported the death.
Agyeman-Rawlings was the First Lady of Ghana from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979 and from December 31, 1981, to January 7, 2001.
She has been hailed for her commitment to gender rights and advocacy on women’s empowerment and social development.
Agyeman-Rawlings was also the first woman to contest to be president, on the ticket of the National Democratic Party, which she founded after leaving the National Democratic Congress.
She contested to be president in 2016 and 2020. She ended her campaign prematurely in 2020 after the death of her husband and former president, Jerry John Rawlings.
In her most recent public appearances, she was part of the dignitaries who laid wreaths at the Forecourt of the Jubilee House to honour the eight public servants who recently lost their lives in a helicopter accident.
She also took part in the Dote Yie funeral rites for the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, in September.
About Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings
Agyeman-Rawlings was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region on November 17, 1948.
She attended Ghana International School and later moved to the Achimota School, where she met her future husband.
She went on to study Art and Textiles at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi.
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She was a student leader of her hall of residence, Africa Hall at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
In 1975, she earned an interior design diploma from the London College of Arts.
Her studies also took her to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Policy Studies in Baltimore, USA.
In her first term as First Lady, she set up the December 31st Women's Movement in 1982 to champion the emancipation of women.
Amina Rawlings makes rare public appearance
YEN.com.gh reported that Jerry John Rawlings' family celebrated his 78th birthday on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
The late Jerry John Rawlings' children, Amina Rawlings and Kimathi Rawlings, also graced the event to remember the memory of their father on his birthday.
Amina Rawlings' sighting at her late father's 78th birthday celebration party marked a rare public appearance by the University of Dundee alumna, who, unlike her siblings Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings and Kimathi Rawlings, has remained out of the public eye for most of her adult life.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
