Former First Lady Theresa Kufuor dies, aged 88
Former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor has passed on. Theresa, 88, who was the wife of former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, died in Accra on Sunday, October 1, 2023, a family source told The Thunder last night.
She served as Ghana’s First Lady from January 7, 2001 to January 7, 2009 when her husband was the President.
Recent celebration
The couple were recently celebrated by well wishers as they marked 61 years of marriage. Throwback photos from their wedding and youthful days were posted on social media as people celebrated them.
Education
Theresa, a sister of late Politician and Economist, J.H. Mensah, was educated at the Catholic Convent, OLA, at Keta in the Volta Region before moving to the United Kingdom, where she became a Registered General Nurse, in the Southern Hospital Group of Nursing, Edinburgh, Scotland.
She continued her ecucation at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Paddington General Hospital, London, attaining a State Certified Midwife Certificate in Premature Nursing.
The late Theresa and Mr Kufuor’s marriage was blessed with five children- J. Addo Kufuor, Nana Ama Gyamfi, Saah Kufuor, Agyekum Kufuor and Owusu Afriyie Kufuor.
