For his son, the Ghanaian businessman, see, Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, George Grant University of Mines and Technology, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Tokyo International Conference on African Development, "How Kufuor met his wife and married at age 23 - MyJoyOnline.com", "Footprints with former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor", "Chief Kufuor eyes Atwima Nwabiagya seat", "Former President Agyekum Kufuor turns 82 today", "ECOWAS creates peace fund, retains Kufuor as chairman", "Ghana's president involved in a car crash", "KATH, Accident, Emergency Centre takes shape", "More Pregnant Women Register Under Free Maternal Health Care Programme", "Kufuor inaugurates model School at Praso", "Effects of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre on Rural Enterprise Growth among Women Beneficiaries in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana", "The Kufuor years (2001 2009): Economic Policies and Achievements", "President Tasks NSC To Manage Stadium Well", "After a Long Wait Ghana Finally Made the FIFA World Cup Tournament in Germany in 2006", "Freemason is not occult nor a secret society - Former Prez Kufuor", "Outside Review Supports World Bank Group Reform", "I am happy to see you Rawlings says Kufuor", "Kufuor Inaugurates Young Entrepreneurs Network", "Sanitation and Water for All at Stockholm World Water Week 2013", "NPP supporters besiege Kufuor's residence To stop him from attending Mahama's inauguration", "His Excellency Former President John Agyekum Kufuor Appointed Chancellor of UMaT", "Kufuor's appointment as UMaT Chancellor well-deserved Akufo-Addo", "Prez. 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According to him, the ex-president is alive and kicking and will be joining the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate at Akropong for the constituency campaign launch in the Eastern Region. How come their is no Hospital in Ghana that can perform the surgery and they have to transport him to S/A. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. An aspiring flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Kwadwo Poku has said former President Kufuor's administration restored hope and stabilized the economy. According to the office, the former first lady is alive and is in good health contrary to such reports. 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John Kufuor, in full John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, (born December 8, 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now Ghana]), Ghanaian businessman and politician who served as president of Ghana (2001-09). 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In a statement, the former presidents office said the reports are false and urged the public to disregard them. !0:!1;if("HTML"===a.tagName)return!0}function g(b){if(b===a)return!0;if(q(b))return!1}function h(a,b){function c(a){f++;if(200 10s");g()},1E4)});"complete"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isComplete"),g());"loaded"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isLoaded"),k());l(document,"DOMContentLoaded",function(){v(48,"DOMContentLoaded");k();l(document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0],"pageshow",function(){v(48,"body pageshow");g()})});l(document,"readystatechange",function(){var a= What Joy living forever would bring. He was a member of the assembly that drafted the constitution of the third republic, and he was elected to Parliament in 1979, serving as deputy minority parliamentary leader. Theresa Kufuor is not dead. May he rest in peace. https://www.nairaland.com/3467115/ghanas-ex-president-kufuor-dead, Edwin Clark Reveals The Untold Story Of Alex Ibrus 3 WILLS, Warns Maiden Ibru, Jimoh Ibrahim & FFK Throw Shades At Each Other. 1. 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[spelling?] The Office of former President John Kufuor has refuted reports in some section of the media suggesting the supposed death of former first lady, Theresa Kufuor. whenRun:function(a,c){if(q(a))b(a).onReady(c);else d(43)}}}(r),!1,29);t(r.runnerBox,"runElement",r.runnerBox.runElement,!1,30);t(r.runnerBox,"whenRun",r.runnerBox.whenRun,!1,31);t(r,"getLogs",function(a){if(!0===a){window.console.group();for(a=0;a