ABSTRACT

Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings is one of the most popular and provocative leaders in African history. A former President of the Republic of Ghana (1992–2000), Rawlings came to power through a military uprising in 1979 and 1981. In 1992 and 1996, he won multiparty elections to become the leader of Ghana for a third and fourth time. To date, Rawlings is Ghana’s youngest and longest-serving leader. Renowned throughout the African continent and beyond, Rawlings continues to cast a charismatic figure in African politics, in what is often described as ‘The Rawlings Factor.' In the late 1980s, faced with numerous economic challenges, Rawlings initiated heritage tourism facilitated by way of Pan Africanism as a means to economic and social development. Ghana’s forts and castles became center stage, and continue to be so until today. In this edited interview, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings and author discuss politics, economics, heritage tourism, and development.

摘要

飞行中尉杰里约翰罗林斯是非洲历史上最受欢迎和最具挑衅性的领导人之一。作为加纳共和国前总统（1992-2000 年），罗林斯通过 1979 年和 1981 年的军事起义上台。1992 年和 1996 年，他第三次和第四次赢得多党选举成为加纳领导人。迄今为止，罗林斯是加纳最年轻、任职时间最长的领导人。罗林斯在非洲大陆及其他地区享有盛誉，他继续在非洲政治中塑造一个有魅力的人物，通常被称为“罗林斯因素”。在 1980 年代后期，面对众多经济挑战，罗林斯发起了泛非主义推动的遗产旅游，作为经济和社会发展的手段。加纳的堡垒和城堡成为中心舞台，并且一直持续到今天。