On June 5, 1981, Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings led a successful coup in Ghana, the second in three years. While controversial, Rawlings gained a reputation for anti-corruption and pan-Africanist rhetoric, aligning Ghana with other non-aligned and Black-majority states. His coup emphasized frustrations with neocolonial elites and economic dependency. The event was closely watched by Black political theorists and revolutionaries across the diaspora.
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