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Rawlings pays last respects to Chavez

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  • Fellow citizen. 11 years ago

    A dictator doesn`t need respect just as you Rawlings who killed innocent citizens for your selfish needs. Talking against capitalism and preach it at the time of your wish.

  • Researcher 11 years ago

    Jerry John Rawlings should give thanks to the West and capitalism which made it possible for his Dad to work in Ghana and by extension had an affair with his mum. We all saw how elated you were when President Clinton visited ...
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  • AFUA AKYAA! 11 years ago

    Instead of being elated about Rawlings stand on the ravages of capitalism, I wonder why many of you ---DEMENTS, had nothing sensible to offer but insult him! No wonder Africa has turned into a backyard of the white man---wher ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 11 years ago

    Author:...OBAA YAA
    ...So, the people around the president including his wife and those Team “B” staffers were aware of the president failing health. Therefore, who were they kidding when they ruin insults on whoever que ...
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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 11 years ago

    Rawlings in his haydays hhave done
    something notably which your fathers
    could not do. His prinsiples are dont
    steal Gorvenment money,if you hate him
    then you are a rogue.like Woyome Agbeshie.

  • insight to the bone 11 years ago

    skin pain selfish ndc murderous sodomizing chameleons camouflaging themselves behind the ideological left wing we are for the ordinary man but in reality pushing the insidious against Akan agenda are exposed . its amazing eve ...
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  • kolo 11 years ago

    we call ourselves independent nations,yet we are dependent on west and china? are we independent? why are called independent states? just to do what china and the west like? damn fucking shit

  • Kwaku 11 years ago

    The worst thing that ever happen to Ghana is Asante-Akyems idiot. When Nkrumah said idependence now or never, the Ashantis said no. Dam fools. Today you behave as if Ghana is for Ashantis. I say idiot again.

  • Mahmoud 11 years ago

    Hugo Chavez nationalized companies for the benefit of the poor in his country, and Rawlings denationalized for the benefit of himself, his friends and his party members in Ghana.

  • Mediocrity Is-A-Sin. 11 years ago

    Rawlings do his best to speak the truth but Ghanaians do not like the truth and have become puppets of the countries they can always go and beg or borrow money to chop

  • Researcher 11 years ago

    Jerry John Rawlings should give thanks to the West and capitalism which made it possible for his Dad to work in Ghana and by extension had an affair with his mum. We all saw how elated you were when President Clinton visited ...
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  • MR. GOODFACE 11 years ago

    A dictator Like you doesn`t need respect just as you Rawlings who killed many innocent citizens for your selfish needs. Talking against capitalism and preach it at the time of your wish.

  • Pontius Pilate 11 years ago

    did flags fly at half mast for comrade quadaffi? dzi wo fie asem!!! hypocrites

  • Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist with common sense. He fought for the common men and women in his country.

    He did not send his kids to study in the West whilst destroying the education system of his country and did not go to Switz ...
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  • Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist with common sense. He fought for the common men and women in his country.

    He did not send his kids to study in the West whilst destroying the education system of his country and did not go to Switz ...
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  • Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist with common sense. He fought for the common men and women in his country.

    He did not send his kids to study in the West whilst destroying the education system of his country and did not go to Switz ...
    read full comment

  • Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist with common sense. He fought for the common men and women in his country.

    He did not send his kids to study in the West whilst destroying the education system of his country and did not go to Switz ...
    read full comment

  • Kofi Mensuo 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist with common sense. He fought for the common men and women in his country.

    He did not send his kids to study in the West whilst destroying the education system of his country and did not go to Switz ...
    read full comment

  • nicodemus 11 years ago

    yes chavez was a true leader of his people and i pray that his successor will keep the revolution alive. it is only greedy people who hate jj and chavez. long live jj.

  • OSAGYEFO 11 years ago

    CHAVEZ WAS DIFEENT FROM RAWLINGS. HE PROTECTED HIS COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE, HE DID'NT TERRORISE THEM NOR WAS HE CORRUPT.

  • AKASI MARTHA ARIZONA USA 11 years ago

    EX.PREZ.RAWLINGS IS YOU AND WIFE FAUIT. YOU FAILED TO HONOUR KWAME NKRUMAH IS BECAUSE YOU ARE AFRAID OF THE ASHANTES/AKYEME'S? TO YOU NKRUMAH BROUGHT ONLY GHANA FLAG TO THE COUNTRY. HOW DO YOU EXPECT AFRICA LEADERS TO PAST N ...
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  • binA 11 years ago

    Everyone deserves a respect once fallen and this guy did well for his country regardless what others say.

  • Kwadwo 11 years ago

    Chavez lived the true life as a man of the people. He was not corrupt and improved the lives of the poor as a leader. He did not terrorise the citizens as you Rawlings did.

  • Nyame Ekuma 11 years ago

    Rawlings is Rawlings and unique. He is the mentor and inspirarer of millions of Ghanaians who vote NDC to power.

    The stability , peace, democratic elections, accepting defeat as incumbrnt party and peacefully handing over ...
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  • shaky al mustapha. 11 years ago

    i, do not know why african leaders do not honour to those who stood for justice and human dignity, first they fail to protect muhama al kadafi, they fail to praise osama bin ladin, and chavz of benizuwala,why our african lead ...
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  • Kay 11 years ago

    Hugo Chavez ruled for 14yrs whilst Rawlings was in power for almost 20yrs,but one could easily tell who was a successful revolutionary.More often followers of PNDC/NDC want to tell us that what Rawlings did was a revolution b ...
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  • BJ 11 years ago

    President Rawlings.

  • BJ 11 years ago

    SAY YOU BUT NOT WE. WHAT DID JJ ACHIEVED FOR GHANA?

  • jobay uk 11 years ago

    good

  • jobay uk 11 years ago

    look

  • GOD BLESS RAWLINGS AND FAMILY 11 years ago

    WE THANK GOD FOR UR LIFE JERRY, GOD SHALL ALWAYS BLESS U SIR

  • THANK GOD FOR RAWLINGS 11 years ago

    AM VERY GREAT FULL AND PROUD OF U HON JERRY

  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 11 years ago

    Capitalism is savagery?Yes,indeed.It is also insensitive,exploitative and has no regard for the weak and the poor.It creates inbalanced societies in which the few rich and powerful become masters and the majority poor slaves. ...
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  • RICE WATER 11 years ago

    CHAIRMAN RAWLINGS, AFRICA HAS BEEN RE COLONIZED BY THE SAME EVIL COUNTRIES, ALL BECAUSE OF OUR VISIONLESS, VERY GREEDIFUL,SELF SEEKING, AND INDIRECTIONAL ACTIONS IS SINKING AFRICA FASTER THAN WE COMRADES THOUGHT.AFRICA HAS BE ...
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  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Chavez was a socialist and was smeared with all sorts of names now, he dead and gone. To him, he did a lot for his people after driving out the west from his country.

    The US was the fist to cast all sort of insults on thi ...
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  • Adelaide 11 years ago

    JJ is absolutely right. Chavez sold fuel at a discount and even gave it for free to some African and Caribbean countries to help with power outages and shortages of fuel for cars and industry so he deserves mention and honour ...
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  • BASIC NEEDS NOW 11 years ago

    IS THIS SOMETHING GHANAIANS ARE PROUD OF ? WAIST OF SPACE ON THE WEB.

  • NASHA KOKO 11 years ago

    IF RAWLINGS HAD 1% OF CHAVEZ BRAINS, WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE ARE CARRYING TOILET INTEAD OF NTAFUO USE TO.

  • Nyame Ekuma 11 years ago

    Even Nana Akufo Addo needed inspiration from Rawlings before assuming the office 'president'

    as for Rawlings u hate him to ur own detriment. So continue in ur illusions and please ur gumptions and conscience.

    Rawlings ...
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  • TALHA 11 years ago

    the former Prez in right

  • INVESTIGATOR 11 years ago

    Any way we are human beings or higher animals than those live in the bush. Is this comment make sense?

  • DEDE 11 years ago

    GHANA IS TRADITIONALLY A PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY. SHAME TO MAHAMA. HE DID NOT EVEN MENTION CHAVEZ NAME ON THE 6TH MARCH, CHAVEZ DIED ON THE 5TH. MAHAMA IS DRIVING AWAY REAL LEFTIST FROM THE NDC.THE PEOPLE OF GHANA MOURNED HIM.

  • MUSA YANGA 11 years ago

    JJ YOU STILL LIVE IN FOOLS LAND .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Fuad Awuni 11 years ago

    President Rawlings will never play coward like some of our so called social democrats who have fail all those who really believe in social equity.Am not surprise that none of the government officials publicly express a str ...
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  • Osei Yao 11 years ago

    HOW CAN THIS REACTIONARY NEOCOLONIALIST WHO ALLOWED IMF/WORLD BANK TO SELL OFF NATIONAL ASSETS COMPARE HIMSELF TO CHAVEZ? RAWLINGS' RECORD IS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE. THE ONLY WINNER UNDER RAWLINGS WAS RAWLINGS. GHANA WAS BECAME ...
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  • respect your salf 11 years ago

    i will love to see J.J back in power agan may God bless him and add more years to is years AMEN,J.J the junior jesus

  • Mohammed Ibrahim 11 years ago

    God rest President Hugo Chavez Soul in Peace,and give courage,and fortitude to his family,to bear this irrepairable loss.Ameen

  • MAYURI RIVERO 11 years ago

    Hermanos africanos, ser revolucionario cuesta! siempre cuando se habla de revolución se mencionan los desastres y pérdidas, sin embargo nunca se comentan los logros! Criticar es lo más fácil para los que no participan.
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