Ex- president, John Agyekum Kufuor's Twitter account indicates that his most recent update regarding his late wife dates back to May 2021.The post featured a lovely photo of the couple and was accompanied by the caption: "Happy Mother’s Day to Mrs. Theresa Kufuor and all Mothers."Happy Mother’s Day to Mrs Theresa Kufuor and all Mothers ❤️ pic.twitter.
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com/Cn6gLWI6kC— John Agyekum Kufuor (@JohnAKufuor) May 9, 2021They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary just a few weeks ago on September 8, 2023.<img alt="" class="wp-image-568357" />The former president once shared that he and Theresa tied the knot a year after they first met. Their meeting took place at a Republic Day Anniversary Dance in London in 1961.
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Interestingly, John Kufuor had just completed his law course while Theresa had recently finished her nursing program in Scotland during that same year.“We got talking at the dance and became friends who got married in 1962 and gave birth to our first child in 1963, the second in 1964," he stated.The former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor, according to sources close to the family, passed away at the age of 87 at her home on Sunday, October 1.
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An official announcement of this somber event is anticipated to be made on Monday, October 2.Mrs. Kufuor served as Ghana’s First Lady from January 7, 2001, to January 6, 2009.Her tenure commenced when her husband, John Agyekum Kufuor, assumed the presidency, succeeding Jerry John Rawlings.
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During her time as First Lady, she established the Mother to Child Community Development Foundation, dedicated to promoting the healthy development of children and preventing the transmission of diseases from mothers to their offspring.
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