Honorary Fellow, Exeter College, Oxford University. mobile: 'false', Born John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor on December 8, 1938, he was a retired Ghanaian politician and statesman who served as President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. Kufuor's Sister Dead. target: 'PULSE_NG/NEWS/WORLD', const schemaOrgItemList = { According to the office, the former first lady is alive and is in good health contrary to such reports. [30], On 21 September 2009, he delivered the prestigious Legatum Pericles Lecture at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Baker says the NCAA needs help from Congress in the form of a federal law to govern NIL. You do not have any stains in your white shirt and neither was your government overthrown by unruly soldiers. The nicely dressed body of Auntie Adwoa was laid in state at the Apagyafie Saturday morning, and people from all walks of life came to pay their last respects to her. On the global stage, Kufuor actively sought the establishment of a just and equitable international social and economic order, while promoting and safeguarding the interests of Ghana through bilateral and multilateral agreements. if (typeof dlApi === 'undefined') { Having served two terms in power, he retired from politics in 2008. In July 2009, Kufuor became a member of the SNV Netherlands Development Organization International Advisory Board to contribute his expertise to the organization's poverty reduction work. All rights reserved. Kufuor won the runoff election, capturing 57 percent of the vote. He changed the Senior Secondary School curriculum from three years to four years and renamed it Senior High School. We reproduce a translated transcript.Peace FM: Mr. President, how are you?Kufour: Im fine.Peace Fm: Mr President where are you now?Kufuor: Im outside the country. Horst Khler, former president of Germany, as its guest speaker. 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