Kufuor explained that the party had allowed him to go because he was invited as an ex-President of Ghana and not as a Member of the NPP to the chagrin of the supporters. John Kufuor was born on December 8, 1938 (age 81 years) in Ghana. Learn more about Kufuor here.

His social vision was focused on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing them.

Having served two terms, in 2008 he was no longer eligible for the presidency.

In 2007, due to the policy successes his administration chalked up, Kufuor had his mandate renewed in 2004 and was sworn into office on 7 January 2005. The inaugural lecture, which attracted very high local and foreign dignitaries, had H.E. Kufuors overwinning markeerde de eerste vreedzame democratische machtsoverdracht in Ghana sinds de onafhankelijkheid van het land werd uitgeroepen. Bij de verkiezingen op 7 december 2004 werd Kufuor in de eerste ronde herkozen met 52.45% van de stemmen. Hij is getrouwd met Theresa Kufuor (geboren Mensah), met wie hij vijf kinderen heeft. US President. At the international level, Kufuor consolidated Ghana's position as the voice of Africa, credible peace broker, beacon of democracy (Ghana was the first country to undergo Peer Review under NEPAD's Africa Peer Review Mechanism) and responsible member of the comity of nations. He started the National Health Insurance Scheme to replace the existent cash-and-carry system;[7] 11 million Ghanaians were registered under this scheme. [15] Kufuor is the Governing Council Chairman of Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organisation based in Geneva since October 2009. Kufuor and his family belong to the Roman Catholic Church, and is a Senior Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons. The ex-presidents also unveiled a plaque on 22 September 2011 for the Kufuor Presidential Library and Museum at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, which formed part of the John A. Kufuor Foundation. [3][2] AtPrempeh College from 1954 to 1958, he schooled from Form 1 to Form 5. He was called to the bar in 1961 at Lincoln’s Inn, London, and then studied at the University of Oxford, where in 1964 he earned a master’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He was once the Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club. Though unemployment and inflation remained high, the national currency stabilized, and investment in the country increased. As Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs he represented Ghana on a number of occasions.

[12], In July 2009, Kufuor became a member of the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation International Advisory Board to contribute his expertise to the organisation's poverty reduction work. His victory over John Evans Atta Mills after the end of Jerry Rawlings' second term marked the first peaceful democratic transition of power in Ghana since independence in 1957. The George Walker Bush Highway was also built from this fund.[11]. Kufuor was ook voorzitter van de Afrikaanse Unie, van 2007 tot 2008. Zijn hobby's zijn tafeltennis, lezen, voetbal en films kijken. Finally, President Kufuor's good governance policy has led to Ghana obtaining a record $500 million grant from the U.S Millennium Challenge Account for economic development. Age 81 years old. Kufuor is, met zijn rijzige gestalte, een sportieve man. On 20 April 1996 Kufuor was nominated by 1034 out of 2000 delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) drawn from all the 200 Constituencies of the Country to run for the President of Ghana on 10 December 1996. Kufuor was reported to be uninjured.[6]. He is a founding member of the Progress Party which was established in Kofi Abrefa Busia's house.

Birthplace Ghana. Kufuor launched the Microfinance and small loans program (MASLOC) – a US$50 million fund that makes micro loans available to the productive population – and introduced the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program (LEAP), which provides direct cash transfers to poor households in the country who could not support themselves. Politician. [2], In 1951, he continued his primary (then called as 'standard') three in education at Osei Tutu Boarding school (Osei Tutu Senior High School) from 1951 to 1953.

President Kufuor bracht van 21 tot 23 oktober 2008 een staatsbezoek aan Nederland. [1] He was born in Kumasi and started his primary and elementary school at the Kumasi Government School located in Asem built by Sir Gordon Guggisberg. As a Secretary for Local Government, he wrote the Local Government Policy Guidelines that were to be the foundation of the current decentralised District Assemblies. His administration's domestic policy in the first term was marked by fiscal and monetary stringency on the economic front, aimed at stabilising a national economy that had stagnated and was in decline. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). After completing his education, Kufuor returned to Ghana and launched his political career. Hij werd geboren in Kumasi en opgeleid aan de Osei Tutu Boarding School (1951-53), het Prempeh College (1954-58), Lincoln's Inn, Londen (1959-1961) en het Exeter College van de Universiteit van Oxford (1961-1964). First Name John. Kufuor was involved in a car accident during his presidency on 14 November 2007, in which another car collided with his, causing it to roll over several times.

Though Kufuor lost to Rawlings in the national election that year, the NPP nominated him again to stand in the December 2000 election. Kufuor institutionalised the capitation grant for school children at the basic level, whereby each student was entitled to $2 for cultural sports and development. [14], 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. Kufuor won the presidential election of December 2000; in the first round, held on 7 December, Kufuor came in first place with 48.4%, while John Atta-Mills, Jerry Rawlings' Vice-President, came in second with 44.8%, forcing the two into a run-off vote. John McCain. https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Agyekum_Kufuor&oldid=52058601, Wikipedia:Lokale afbeelding anders dan op Wikidata, Wikipedia:Commonscat met lokaal zelfde link als op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen.

Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. He renovated the Accra Sports Stadium and the Baba Yara Stadium as well as built the Essipong and Tamale stadium in 2008 to host the CAN 2008.

Kufuor has five children with his wife, Theresa Kufuor. After campaigning for less than nine months, Kufuor polled 39.62% of the popular votes to Rawlings' 57% in the 1996 election. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008.

81 Year Olds. In the Second Republic's Parliamentary Register Kufuor lists as his hobbies and interests table tennis, reading, football, and film shows. Zijn voornaam Kofi verwijst naar de dag van zijn geboorte: vrijdag.

After being reelected in 2004 with 52.75 percent of the vote, Kufuor visited many countries to build stronger ties with the international community. John sun sign is Sagittarius and his birth flower is Narcissus. Birthday December Dec 8, 1938 . ... John Kufuor Is A Member Of . [8] He also built a state-of-the-art emergency centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. He helped found the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and in 1996 became the party’s candidate for president. Birth Sign Sagittarius. His parents had nine children. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor KCB (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was born in Kumasi and started his primary and elementary school at the Kumasi Government School located in Asem built by Sir Gordon Guggisberg. Social vision was anchored on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing Ghanaians. An Akan, Kufuor speaks the Akan language fluently.

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