Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Death of A President: Ghanaian JOHN EVANS ATTA MILLS, 68, loses battle to throat cancer

Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills, 68, passed away today at the

37th Military Hospital in Accra, a terse statement released by

Information Minister John Henry Martey said.





The statement added:





"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely

death of the President of the Republic of Ghana."





EXCERPT FROM THE BBC REPORT:





"According to a presidential aide, the leader had complained of pains

on Monday evening and died

on Tuesday afternoon, Reuters reports.





"He had recently returned to Ghana after visiting the US for medical

checks, the news agency says.





"Vice-President John Dramani Mahama was to be sworn in as president at

1800 GMT, in line with

Ghana's constitution."





President Mills had been battling throat cancer for the past few years.





According to the BBC, President "Mills' voice has been degenerating in

the last few months."





Ghana is one of the few paragons of democracy in Africa.





(Page Address: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18972107)





Other sources include: vanguardngr.com & newswires





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PHOTO CREDITS: vanguardngr.com

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