Jerry Rawlings Had No Moral Right to Preside Over the Execution of Former Ghanaian Leaders

Описание: Jerry Rawlings Had No Moral Right to Preside Over the Execution of Former Ghanaian Leaders

History is often narrated by victors. This conversation gives voice to the families who paid the price. Esther Odartey Wellington revisits one of Ghana’s darkest chapters, the violent upheaval of 1979, when revolt replaced rule of law.

She speaks with quiet force about the murder of her father, Major General Neville Alexander Odartey-Wellington, who was seized and executed during the uprising. As Army Commander, he became a casualty of a moment when rage, vengeance, and political theatre overtook justice.

Esther also confronts the role of Jerry Rawlings, who emerged as the face of the revolt and presided over the execution of senior military officers and former Ghanaian leaders. She rejects the moral foundation of those actions, insisting Rawlings had no moral right to order or legitimise what she describes as a dastardly act carried out in the name of revolution.

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