 Rawlings akagamuchira kushanya kwehurumende kubva kurevolutionaries kubva kune dzimwe nyika, kusanganisira Dési Bouterse Suriname, Daniel Ortega Nicaragua, uye Sam Nujoma Namibia. Chinonyanya kuzivikanwa, Rawlings akachinja kurambidzwa kweLimann kweGaddafist Libya, achibvumira Black Stars kukwikwidza mu1982 African Cup of Nations. Chikwata ichi chakahwina mukombe weAFCON kechina, kukunda kwavo kwekupedzisira kubva muna 2020. 