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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