Former Ghanaian President JERRY RAWLINGS has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73.

His death which was confirmed today comes less than a month after he buried his mother.

RAWLINGS, who is one of the most respected African leaders, was a military leader in Ghana and later became a politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001.

The former President initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana Air Force following a coup d’état in 1979.

He was until his death, the African Union envoy to Somalia.