According to multiple reports, former First Lady of Ghana Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passed away on Thursday, 23 October 2025, at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (also known as Ridge Hospital) in Accra. She was aged 76.
Nana Konadu held the role of First Lady across both the military and civilian administrations of her husband, former President Jerry John Rawlings — first briefly in 1979, then later from December 1981 through January 2001.
Beyond her role as First Lady, she was a prominent advocate for women’s rights, founding the 31st December Women’s Movement which sought to uplift rural women through education, health and economic initiatives.
In 2016 she became the first woman in Ghana’s history to run for the presidency.
Tributes are flowing in across Ghana and internationally, acknowledging her legacy as one of the country’s most influential female political figures.
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