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In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president.
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South African History Online. (2011, November 7). In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069167
South African History Online (2011) 'In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president.', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069167 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069167, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president.." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069167. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "In its first free elections since 1981, Ghana’s leader Jerry J Rawlings becomes president.." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069167.
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