Jeremiah John Rawlings Ghanaian air force pilot and populist politician ruled Ghana for almost two decades between December 1981 and September 2000. Rawlings who began his leadership career as a military ruler later went on to become a democratically elected president through a successful process of political transmutation. As a revolutionary politician John Rawlings was as charismatic as he was controversial.This monograph critically examines historical accounts and major political events that shaped the Rawlings led military and civilian administrations