Ruler · 1934 – 1998

Hilla Limann

Lived 1934 – 1998; politician, diplomat. President of Ghana (Ghana), 1979 – 1981.

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Lived: 1934 – 1998; 64 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Ghana
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Ghana

Ghana · the 10th of 16 dated reigns · 1957 – 2025

6 before

Ignatius Kutu Acheampong1972 – 1978

Fred Akuffo1978 – 1979

Jerry Rawlings1979

Hilla Limann1979 – 1981

Jerry Rawlings1981 – 2001

John Kufuor2001 – 2009

John Atta Mills2009 – 2012

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1979 – 1981 · 2 years · came to it aged 45

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1981; they died in 1998

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