The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Limann, Hilla
(hl´ l´män) (KEY) , 1934–98, president of Ghana (1979–81). In 1979, after seven years of military rule, Ghana’s new military leader, Jerry Rawlings, handed over power to Limann, who had been elected to head a civilian government. Limann’s People’s National party, which he founded, was moderately socialist but enjoyed the support of business. In 1981 he was deposed by Rawlings in a military coup.
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