Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, widely regarded as the country’s longest-serving First Lady, has passed away at the age of 76.
Information available to The Chronicle indicates that Mrs. Agyeman-Rawlings, a celebrated advocate of African identity and fashion noted for her elegant patronage of traditional prints, died on Thursday morning, October 23, 2025, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
Born on 17 November 1948 in Cape Coast, Central Region of Ghana
, the late former First Lady was renowned for her boldness, activism, and transformative leadership. She was the founder and president of the 31st December Women’s Movement, a formidable women’s empowerment organization that played a key role in promoting gender equality and grassroots development during the early years of the Fourth Republic.
Mrs. Agyeman-Rawlings made history as the first Ghanaian woman to contest the presidency, first in 2016 and again in 2020, on the ticket of the National Democratic Party (NDP)—a political movement she founded after parting ways with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
She was the wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, founder of the Fourth Republic and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings’ enduring legacy as a champion of women’s rights, social justice, and national development remains deeply etched in Ghana’s democratic history.
