This was how some world leaders reacted to the death of former President Rawlings.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta described him as a true Pan-Africanist who firmly believed and cared for the interests of the citizens of continent.
In his message President Kenyatta said Africa has lost an icon and a great statesman whose contribution to peace and prosperity of the continent will be remembered for generations to come.
A former President of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza also eulogized the the former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings.
He described him as a great leader of Mother Africa and an unconditional friend of the Bolivian Revolution.
President of the Republic of Liberia, George Oppong Weah, expressed his condolences to the people of Ghana for the loss of former President Jerry John Rawlings.
In a tweet, he expressed the deepest and profound sympathy to the government and people of Ghana, the Rawlings family and entire Africa for the death of a great statesman.
Former Nigerian senate president, Abubakar Bukola Saraki said from the early days as a young revolutionary, to his later years as a renowned statesman and pan Africanist, Jerry Rawlings led from the front and matched his words with his actions.
Nigeria main opposition presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar described the former President as an African Giant.
He said his tenure as a leader of Ghana remains emblematic with the restoration of Ghana and even after office he stood tall for African unity and renaissance.
